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SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Cpl. Leonel Mesa with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, secures an M-149 Water Buffalo trailer at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 15. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky”. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Cpl. Leonel Mesa with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, secures an M-149 Water Buffalo trailer at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 15. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky”. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load equipment onto a barge at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 15, prior to the start of the Catalina Island “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load equipment onto a barge at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 15, prior to the start of the Catalina Island “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Cpl. Judaisha Roach Jackson, left, an embarkation specialist and Sgt. Daniel Moredo Cepero, a motor transport operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, discuss the loading procedures of equipment onto the barge at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 15. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Cpl. Judaisha Roach Jackson, left, an embarkation specialist and Sgt. Daniel Moredo Cepero, a motor transport operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, discuss the loading procedures of equipment onto the barge at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 15. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unload equipment from a barge at Catalina Island, Calif., Dec. 17. Marines unloaded utility and engineer assets to start the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unload equipment from a barge at Catalina Island, Calif., Dec. 17. Marines unloaded utility and engineer assets to start the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unload equipment from a barge at Catalina Island, Calif., Dec. 17. Marines unloaded utility and engineer assets as part of the “Airport in the Sky” air strip reconstruction project. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unload equipment from a barge at Catalina Island, Calif., Dec. 17. Marines unloaded utility and engineer assets as part of the “Airport in the Sky” air strip reconstruction project. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, transport equipment to the Catalina Island airport to start the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project, Dec. 17. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, transport equipment to the Catalina Island airport to start the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project, Dec. 17. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Sgt. Alimamy Kamara, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unloads equipment at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The reconstruction of the runway serves as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Sgt. Alimamy Kamara, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unloads equipment at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The reconstruction of the runway serves as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Sgt. Alimamy Kamara, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unloads equipment at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The reconstruction of the runway serves as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Sgt. Alimamy Kamara, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unloads equipment at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The reconstruction of the runway serves as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Sgt. Alimamy Kamara, left, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, transports Multiquip screeds at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Screeds will be used during the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction to level the surface of the air strip. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina prior to the official start of the project Dec. 16. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Sgt. Alimamy Kamara, left, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, transports Multiquip screeds at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Screeds will be used during the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction to level the surface of the air strip. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina prior to the official start of the project Dec. 16. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Sgt. Alimamy Kamara, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Kamara transported equipment onto a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Sgt. Alimamy Kamara, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Kamara transported equipment onto a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Cpl. Mathew Lamasa, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Lamasa transported equipment onto a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Cpl. Mathew Lamasa, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Lamasa transported equipment onto a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Heavy equipment transportation vehicles from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, arrive at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Heavy equipment transportation vehicles from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, arrive at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Lance Cpl. Whitney Johnson, a motor transport operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing gives the signal for a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement to stop on a scale prior to loading on a barge at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of an air strip reconstruction project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Lance Cpl. Whitney Johnson, a motor transport operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing gives the signal for a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement to stop on a scale prior to loading on a barge at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of an air strip reconstruction project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Heavy equipment transportation vehicles from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, arrive at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. The heavy equipment vehicle will transport gear on a barge from San Pedro to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Heavy equipment transportation vehicles from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, arrive at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. The heavy equipment vehicle will transport gear on a barge from San Pedro to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Cpl. Mathew Lamasa, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Lamasa transported equipment onto a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Cpl. Mathew Lamasa, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Lamasa transported equipment onto a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 begin to unload gear from a CH-53E at the Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island, California, Jan. 3. The Airport in the Sky project is a strategic training opportunity and allows a rare collaboration that benefits both the Marine Corps and the Catalina Island Conservancy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz)

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 begin to unload gear from a CH-53E at the Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island, California, Jan. 3. The Airport in the Sky project is a strategic training opportunity and allows a rare collaboration that benefits both the Marine Corps and the Catalina Island Conservancy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz)

Photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361 prepares to depart from the Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island, California, Jan. 3, 2019. The Airport in the Sky project is a strategic training opportunity and allows a rare collaboration that benefits both the Marine Corps and the Catalina Island Conservancy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361 prepares to depart from the Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island, California, Jan. 3, 2019. The Airport in the Sky project is a strategic training opportunity and allows a rare collaboration that benefits both the Marine Corps and the Catalina Island Conservancy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz)

Photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 prepare to set up the hangar contents at the Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island, California, Jan. 3. The Airport in the Sky project is a strategic training opportunity and allows a rare collaboration that benefits both the Marine Corps and the Catalina Island Conservancy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz)

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 prepare to set up the hangar contents at the Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island, California, Jan. 3. The Airport in the Sky project is a strategic training opportunity and allows a rare collaboration that benefits both the Marine Corps and the Catalina Island Conservancy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz)

Photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz

A CH-53E helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361 prepares to land at the Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island, California, Jan. 3. The Airport in the Sky project is a strategic training opportunity and allows a rare collaboration that benefits both the Marine Corps and the Catalina Island Conservancy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz)

A CH-53E helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361 prepares to land at the Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island, California, Jan. 3. The Airport in the Sky project is a strategic training opportunity and allows a rare collaboration that benefits both the Marine Corps and the Catalina Island Conservancy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz)

Photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz

Lt. Col. David A. Arenas, left, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 11 commanding officer, cuts a slice of cake with the help of Sgt. Maj. Allen B. Goodyear, MALS-11 sergeant major during the MALS-11 97th birthday ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec 7. The birthday ceremony included a cake cutting, which recognized the youngest and oldest and longest serving Marines within the unit to pay homage to the unit’s lineage. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Guerra)

Lt. Col. David A. Arenas, left, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 11 commanding officer, cuts a slice of cake with the help of Sgt. Maj. Allen B. Goodyear, MALS-11 sergeant major during the MALS-11 97th birthday ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec 7. The birthday ceremony included a cake cutting, which recognized the youngest and oldest and longest serving Marines within the unit to pay homage to the unit’s lineage. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Guerra)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Guerra