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Children of Capt. Robert Ahern, an F/A 18C Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, hold a sign in preparation for the return of their father from deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/Released)

Children of Capt. Robert Ahern, an F/A 18C Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, hold a sign in preparation for the return of their father from deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua McAlpine

F/A-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Air Wing, return home after a six-month deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/Released)

F/A-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Air Wing, return home after a six-month deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua McAlpine

An AH-1Z Viper and a UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, practice landing and taking off during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

An AH-1Z Viper and a UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, practice landing and taking off during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, refuel an AH-1Z Viper during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. MWSS-372 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, MAG-39, 3rd MAW conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, refuel an AH-1Z Viper during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. MWSS-372 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, MAG-39, 3rd MAW conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fill sand bags at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. MWSS-372 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, MAG-39, 3rd MAW conducted a day and night forward arming and refueling point for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fill sand bags at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. MWSS-372 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, MAG-39, 3rd MAW conducted a day and night forward arming and refueling point for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

An AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

An AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

An AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands near a M31/970 resupply truck during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

An AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands near a M31/970 resupply truck during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

An AH-1Z Viper and a UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, practice landing and taking off during day forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

An AH-1Z Viper and a UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, practice landing and taking off during day forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

1st Lt. Samuel Taylor, a UH-1Y Venom pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes flight operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night forward arming and refueling point (FARP) for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

1st Lt. Samuel Taylor, a UH-1Y Venom pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes flight operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night forward arming and refueling point (FARP) for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

Lance Cpl. Austin Jones, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, dons his personal protective gear near a P19-R at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. MWSS-372 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 conducted a day and night forward arming and refueling point for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Lance Cpl. Austin Jones, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, dons his personal protective gear near a P19-R at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. MWSS-372 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 conducted a day and night forward arming and refueling point for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

Second Lady of the United States, Karen S. Pence, center, poses for a group photo with military spouses at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 30. Pence met with military spouses to discuss issues that directly affect military families in the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour/Released)

Second Lady of the United States, Karen S. Pence, center, poses for a group photo with military spouses at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 30. Pence met with military spouses to discuss issues that directly affect military families in the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour

Commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, left, greets the Second Lady of the United States, Karen S. Pence, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 30. Pence met with military spouses to discuss issues that directly affect military families in the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour/Released)

Commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, left, greets the Second Lady of the United States, Karen S. Pence, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 30. Pence met with military spouses to discuss issues that directly affect military families in the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour

Second Lady of the United States, Karen S. Pence, center, speaks with military spouses at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 30. Pence met with military spouses to discuss issues that directly affect military families in the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour/Released)

Second Lady of the United States, Karen S. Pence, center, speaks with military spouses at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 30. Pence met with military spouses to discuss issues that directly affect military families in the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour

Second Lady of the United States, Karen S. Pence, left, speaks with military spouses at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 30. Pence met with military spouses to discuss issues that directly affect military families in the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour/Released)

Second Lady of the United States, Karen S. Pence, left, speaks with military spouses at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 30. Pence met with military spouses to discuss issues that directly affect military families in the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour

Second Lady of the United States, Karen S. Pence, center, speaks with military spouses at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 30. Pence met with military spouses to discuss issues that directly affect military families in the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour/Released)

Second Lady of the United States, Karen S. Pence, center, speaks with military spouses at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 30. Pence met with military spouses to discuss issues that directly affect military families in the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour

Second Lady of the United States, Karen S. Pence, speaks with military spouses at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 30. Pence met with military spouses to discuss issues that directly affect military families in the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour/Released)

Second Lady of the United States, Karen S. Pence, speaks with military spouses at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 30. Pence met with military spouses to discuss issues that directly affect military families in the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour

A Marine with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, guides a UH-1Y Venom during the final delivery to Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 25. Over a span of 10 years, Bell delivered 160 Venoms across the Marine Corps. HMLA-469 received their first Venom on Jan. 16, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

A Marine with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, guides a UH-1Y Venom during the final delivery to Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 25. Over a span of 10 years, Bell delivered 160 Venoms across the Marine Corps. HMLA-469 received their first Venom on Jan. 16, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

A Marine with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, guides a UH-1Y Venom during the final delivery to Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 25. Over a span of 10 years, Bell delivered 160 Venoms across the Marine Corps. HMLA-469 received their first Venom on Jan. 16, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

A Marine with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, guides a UH-1Y Venom during the final delivery to Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 25. Over a span of 10 years, Bell delivered 160 Venoms across the Marine Corps. HMLA-469 received their first Venom on Jan. 16, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

Col. Matthew Mowery, right, the commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 39, and Lt. Col. Eric Strong, a government flight representative with Defense Contract Management Agency, pose in front of a UH-1Y Venom at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 25. Over a span of 10 years, Bell delivered 160 Venoms across the Marine Corps. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 received their first Venom on Jan. 16, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Col. Matthew Mowery, right, the commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 39, and Lt. Col. Eric Strong, a government flight representative with Defense Contract Management Agency, pose in front of a UH-1Y Venom at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 25. Over a span of 10 years, Bell delivered 160 Venoms across the Marine Corps. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 received their first Venom on Jan. 16, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39 pose with personnel from Bell in front of a UH-1Y Venom at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 25. Over a span of 10 years, Bell delivered 160 Venoms across the Marine Corps. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 received their first Venom on Jan. 16, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39 pose with personnel from Bell in front of a UH-1Y Venom at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 25. Over a span of 10 years, Bell delivered 160 Venoms across the Marine Corps. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 received their first Venom on Jan. 16, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire