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An F/A-18Ds with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron [VMFA(AW)] 225, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, moves to the runway before departing Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 13. VMFA-225 is supporting a Unit Deployment Program to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

An F/A-18Ds with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron [VMFA(AW)] 225, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, moves to the runway before departing Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 13. VMFA-225 is supporting a Unit Deployment Program to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt

Six F/A-18Ds with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare their F/A-18D ‘s to depart Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 13. VMFA-225 is supporting a Unit Deployment program to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Six F/A-18Ds with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare their F/A-18D ‘s to depart Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 13. VMFA-225 is supporting a Unit Deployment program to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt

Marine F/A-18D pilots Maj. John Koepke and Capt. Sage Santagelo with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare to depart Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 13. VMFA-225 is supporting a Unit Deployment Program to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Marine F/A-18D pilots Maj. John Koepke and Capt. Sage Santagelo with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare to depart Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 13. VMFA-225 is supporting a Unit Deployment Program to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt

Lt. Col. Richard Allain, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron [VMFA(AW)] 225, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares his F/A-18D for departure from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 13. VMFA-225 is supporting a Unit Deployment Program to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps illustration by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Lt. Col. Richard Allain, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron [VMFA(AW)] 225, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares his F/A-18D for departure from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 13. VMFA-225 is supporting a Unit Deployment Program to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps illustration by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt

Gen. Robert B. Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during a town hall meeting at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif., on Sept. 12. Neller spoke with the Marines about individualism and how it relates to the overall 3rd MAW mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine)

Gen. Robert B. Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during a town hall meeting at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif., on Sept. 12. Neller spoke with the Marines about individualism and how it relates to the overall 3rd MAW mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua McAlpine

Gen. Robert B. Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during a town hall meeting at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif., on Sept. 12. Neller spoke with the Marines about individualism and how it relates to the overall 3rd MAW mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine)

Gen. Robert B. Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during a town hall meeting at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif., on Sept. 12. Neller spoke with the Marines about individualism and how it relates to the overall 3rd MAW mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua McAlpine

Gen. Robert B. Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during a town hall meeting at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif., on Sept. 12. Neller spoke with the Marines about individualism and how it relates to the overall 3rd MAW mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine)

Gen. Robert B. Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during a town hall meeting at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif., on Sept. 12. Neller spoke with the Marines about individualism and how it relates to the overall 3rd MAW mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua McAlpine

Senior leadership of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., tour the construction site of a new F-35B hangar at MCAS Miramar, Aug. 20. MCAS Miramar will be home to the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Senior leadership of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., tour the construction site of a new F-35B hangar at MCAS Miramar, Aug. 20. MCAS Miramar will be home to the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

Senior leadership of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., tour the construction site of a new F-35B hangar at MCAS Miramar, Aug. 20. MCAS Miramar will be home to the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Senior leadership of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., tour the construction site of a new F-35B hangar at MCAS Miramar, Aug. 20. MCAS Miramar will be home to the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

Senior leadership of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., tour the construction site of a new microgrid at MCAS Miramar, Aug. 20. MCAS Miramar and Naval Facilities Engineering Command are working on the project, which will utilize renewable energy to provide redundant power in the event of a local grid failure. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Senior leadership of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., tour the construction site of a new microgrid at MCAS Miramar, Aug. 20. MCAS Miramar and Naval Facilities Engineering Command are working on the project, which will utilize renewable energy to provide redundant power in the event of a local grid failure. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Travis Brinkman, left, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., public works officer, and Maj. Gen. Kevin Iiams, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, tour the construction site of a new F-35B hangar at MCAS Miramar, Aug. 20. MCAS Miramar will be home to the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Travis Brinkman, left, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., public works officer, and Maj. Gen. Kevin Iiams, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, tour the construction site of a new F-35B hangar at MCAS Miramar, Aug. 20. MCAS Miramar will be home to the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13 work on communications equipment during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13 work on communications equipment during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Photo by Sgt. David Bickel

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13 communicate with Marines at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar utilizing high frequency communication equipment during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13 communicate with Marines at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar utilizing high frequency communication equipment during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Photo by Sgt. David Bickel

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13 work on communications equipment during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13 work on communications equipment during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Photo by Sgt. David Bickel

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13 communicate with Marines at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar utilizing high frequency communication equipment during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13 communicate with Marines at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar utilizing high frequency communication equipment during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Photo by Sgt. David Bickel

Brig. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Assistant Wing Commander, visits with Marines from around Marine Aircraft Group 13 during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Brig. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Assistant Wing Commander, visits with Marines from around Marine Aircraft Group 13 during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Photo by Sgt. David Bickel

Brig. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Assistant Wing Commander, visits with Marines from around Marine Aircraft Group 13 during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Brig. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Assistant Wing Commander, visits with Marines from around Marine Aircraft Group 13 during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Photo by Sgt. David Bickel

Brig. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Assistant Wing Commander, visits with Marines from around Marine Aircraft Group 13 during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Brig. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Assistant Wing Commander, visits with Marines from around Marine Aircraft Group 13 during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Photo by Sgt. David Bickel

Brig. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Assistant Wing Commander, visits with Marines from around Marine Aircraft Group 13 during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Brig. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Assistant Wing Commander, visits with Marines from around Marine Aircraft Group 13 during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 16. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

Photo by Sgt. David Bickel

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Col. Craig Leflore, right, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, passes the organizational colors to Lt. Col. Mathew T. McSorley, commanding officer of VMM-362, MAG-16, during the activation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 17. The passing of the organizational colors signifies a formal transfer of authority and responsibility from one commanding officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Col. Craig Leflore, right, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, passes the organizational colors to Lt. Col. Mathew T. McSorley, commanding officer of VMM-362, MAG-16, during the activation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 17. The passing of the organizational colors signifies a formal transfer of authority and responsibility from one commanding officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya