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Pfc. Aiden Costich, a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 aviation ordnance Marine, prepares ordnance on a Av-8B Harrier II during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 14. 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)

Pfc. Aiden Costich, a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 aviation ordnance Marine, prepares ordnance on a Av-8B Harrier II during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 14. 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 Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 prepare an F-35 Lightning II for takeoff during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 14. 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 Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 prepare an F-35 Lightning II for takeoff during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 14. 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

LCpl. Kevin Pierce, a Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 13 avionics technician, prepares coordinates for a land navigation exercise as part of their basic skills qualifications during exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 14. 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)

LCpl. Kevin Pierce, a Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 13 avionics technician, prepares coordinates for a land navigation exercise as part of their basic skills qualifications during exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 14. 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

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, don uniforms of the first female Marine pilot, Lt. Col. Sarah Deal in 1995, and the 1st female Marine MV-22 crew chief, Cpl. Molly Muldoon in 2004, during the women Marines’ 100th year anniversary pageant at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 13. Marines displayed 15 different uniforms showcasing eras of history from the last 100 years ranging from the first female Marine, Opha Mae Johnson, to the first female Marine to check into the School of Infantry - West, Pfc. Kira Kozik. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, don uniforms of the first female Marine pilot, Lt. Col. Sarah Deal in 1995, and the 1st female Marine MV-22 crew chief, Cpl. Molly Muldoon in 2004, during the women Marines’ 100th year anniversary pageant at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 13. Marines displayed 15 different uniforms showcasing eras of history from the last 100 years ranging from the first female Marine, Opha Mae Johnson, to the first female Marine to check into the School of Infantry - West, Pfc. Kira Kozik. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

A U.S. Marine with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, dons the tricolor woodland battle dress uniform during the women Marines’ 100th year anniversary pageant at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 13. Marines displayed 15 different uniforms showcasing eras of history from the last 100 years ranging from the first female Marine, Opha Mae Johnson, to the first female Marine to check into the School of Infantry - West, Pfc. Kira Kozik. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, dons the tricolor woodland battle dress uniform during the women Marines’ 100th year anniversary pageant at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 13. Marines displayed 15 different uniforms showcasing eras of history from the last 100 years ranging from the first female Marine, Opha Mae Johnson, to the first female Marine to check into the School of Infantry - West, Pfc. Kira Kozik. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

A U.S. Marine with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, dons the 2006 desert battle dress uniform representing the first female Marine officer killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Maj. Megan McClung, during the women Marines’ 100th year anniversary pageant at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 13. Marines displayed 15 different uniforms showcasing eras of history from the last 100 years ranging from the first female Marine, Opha Mae Johnson, to the first female Marine to check into the School of Infantry - West, Pfc. Kira Kozik. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, dons the 2006 desert battle dress uniform representing the first female Marine officer killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Maj. Megan McClung, during the women Marines’ 100th year anniversary pageant at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 13. Marines displayed 15 different uniforms showcasing eras of history from the last 100 years ranging from the first female Marine, Opha Mae Johnson, to the first female Marine to check into the School of Infantry - West, Pfc. Kira Kozik. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

Lt. Col. Lou Simon, executive officer of Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, cuts the ceremonial cake during the women Marines’ 100th anniversary ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 13. The cake was cut in commemoration of the illustrious history of women Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Lt. Col. Lou Simon, executive officer of Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, cuts the ceremonial cake during the women Marines’ 100th anniversary ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 13. The cake was cut in commemoration of the illustrious history of women Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

Cpl. Antonio Rojas, a fast-roping master with Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), I Marine Expeditionary Force, holds onto the rope while over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. Fast-rope training is used to quickly insert Marines into an objective area. HMH-465 conducts training with EOTG to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

Cpl. Antonio Rojas, a fast-roping master with Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), I Marine Expeditionary Force, holds onto the rope while over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. Fast-rope training is used to quickly insert Marines into an objective area. HMH-465 conducts training with EOTG to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

Photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, participated in coordinating the drop point for Marines with the Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. HMH-465 conducts training with EOTG to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, participated in coordinating the drop point for Marines with the Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. HMH-465 conducts training with EOTG to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

Photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta

Capt. David Skaggs, left, a CH-53E Super Stallion pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, discusses the training plan with Cpl. Antonio Rojas, a fast-roping master with Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. HMH-465 conducts training with EOTG to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

Capt. David Skaggs, left, a CH-53E Super Stallion pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, discusses the training plan with Cpl. Antonio Rojas, a fast-roping master with Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. HMH-465 conducts training with EOTG to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

Photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta

Capt. David Skaggs, left, and Capt. Patrick McGuire, CH-53E Super Stallion pilots with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct preflight checks at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 10. HMH-465 conducts training with Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

Capt. David Skaggs, left, and Capt. Patrick McGuire, CH-53E Super Stallion pilots with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct preflight checks at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 10. HMH-465 conducts training with Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

Photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta

Sgt. Xavier Rodriguez, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the terrain from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. During flight, crew chiefs are subject matter experts on aircraft operations and terrain features. HMH-465 conducts training with Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

Sgt. Xavier Rodriguez, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the terrain from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. During flight, crew chiefs are subject matter experts on aircraft operations and terrain features. HMH-465 conducts training with Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

Photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta

Sgt. Xavier Rodriguez, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, ensures the safety of Marines during flight during fast-roping exercises over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. HMH-465 conducts training with Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

Sgt. Xavier Rodriguez, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, ensures the safety of Marines during flight during fast-roping exercises over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. HMH-465 conducts training with Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

Photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta

Staff Sgt. Jason Muchow, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the training area from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. During flight, crew chiefs are subject matter experts on operations of the aircraft and the terrain features of the surrounding area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

Staff Sgt. Jason Muchow, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the training area from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. During flight, crew chiefs are subject matter experts on operations of the aircraft and the terrain features of the surrounding area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

Photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. HMH-465 conducts training with Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. HMH-465 conducts training with Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta)

Photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta

Lance Cpl. Hannah Crook, a Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 aviation ordnance Marine, performs post-flight maintenance checks on an AV-8B Harrier II during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 13. 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)

Lance Cpl. Hannah Crook, a Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 aviation ordnance Marine, performs post-flight maintenance checks on an AV-8B Harrier II during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 13. 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 Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 perform post-flight maintenance checks on AV-8B Harrier IIs during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis., Aug. 13. 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 Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 perform post-flight maintenance checks on AV-8B Harrier IIs during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis., Aug. 13. 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

A Marine with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 directs an AV-8B Harrier II during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 13. 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)

A Marine with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 directs an AV-8B Harrier II during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 13. 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 Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 perform post-flight maintenance checks on AV-8B Harrier IIs during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis., Aug. 13. 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 Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 perform post-flight maintenance checks on AV-8B Harrier IIs during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis., Aug. 13. 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

U.S. Marine ordnance technicians work with U.S. Air force ammo technicians to build bombs and assemble munitions prior to the execution of joint exercise Northern Lightning 2018 at Volk Field Counter Land Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis., Aug. 9. Northern Lightning 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)

U.S. Marine ordnance technicians work with U.S. Air force ammo technicians to build bombs and assemble munitions prior to the execution of joint exercise Northern Lightning 2018 at Volk Field Counter Land Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis., Aug. 9. Northern Lightning 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