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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

Sgt. Maj. Peter A. Siaw, left, assumes his post as the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing sergeant major during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 20. Siaw replaced Sgt. Maj. James K. Porterfield, who served as the sergeant major since May 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire)

Sgt. Maj. Peter A. Siaw, left, assumes his post as the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing sergeant major during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 20. Siaw replaced Sgt. Maj. James K. Porterfield, who served as the sergeant major since May 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire)

Photo by Sgt. Brytani Wheeler

From left, Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; Sgt. Maj. Siaw Peter, incoming 3rd MAW sergeant major; Sgt. Maj. James K. Porterfield, outgoing 3rd MAW sergeant major; and former sergeants major of 3rd MAW await the pass in review during Porterfield and Siaw’s relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 20. Porterfield served as the sergeant major since May 2016. His next post will be the I Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya/ Released)

From left, Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; Sgt. Maj. Siaw Peter, incoming 3rd MAW sergeant major; Sgt. Maj. James K. Porterfield, outgoing 3rd MAW sergeant major; and former sergeants major of 3rd MAW await the pass in review during Porterfield and Siaw’s relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 20. Porterfield served as the sergeant major since May 2016. His next post will be the I Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya/ Released)

Photo by Sgt. Brytani Wheeler

Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks during the 3rd MAW relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 20. Sgt. Maj James K. Porterfield relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Peter A. Siaw. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya/ Released)

Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks during the 3rd MAW relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 20. Sgt. Maj James K. Porterfield relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Peter A. Siaw. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya/ Released)

Photo by Sgt. Brytani Wheeler

Sgt. Maj. James K. Porterfield, right, receives a Legion of Merit, gold star in lieu of second award, from Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, 3rd Marine Aircraft wing commanding general, during Porterfield’s relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 20. Porterfield relinquished his post as the 3rd MAW sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Peter A. Siaw. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya/ Released)

Sgt. Maj. James K. Porterfield, right, receives a Legion of Merit, gold star in lieu of second award, from Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, 3rd Marine Aircraft wing commanding general, during Porterfield’s relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 20. Porterfield relinquished his post as the 3rd MAW sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Peter A. Siaw. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya/ Released)

Photo by Sgt. Brytani Wheeler

Sgt. Maj. James K. Porterfield, sergeant major of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, thanks a Marine after flowers are presented to his family during his relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 20. Porterfield relinquished his post as the 3rd MAW sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Peter A. Siaw. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya/ Released)

Sgt. Maj. James K. Porterfield, sergeant major of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, thanks a Marine after flowers are presented to his family during his relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 20. Porterfield relinquished his post as the 3rd MAW sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Peter A. Siaw. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya/ Released)

Photo by Sgt. Brytani Wheeler

From right to left, Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; Sgt. Maj. Siaw Peter, incoming 3rd MAW sergeant major; Sgt. Maj. James K. Porterfield, outgoing 3rd MAW sergeant major; and former sergeants major of 3rd MAW salute the national ensign during Porterfield and Siaw’s relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 20. Porterfield served as the sergeant major since May 2016. His next post will be the I Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire/ Released)

From right to left, Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; Sgt. Maj. Siaw Peter, incoming 3rd MAW sergeant major; Sgt. Maj. James K. Porterfield, outgoing 3rd MAW sergeant major; and former sergeants major of 3rd MAW salute the national ensign during Porterfield and Siaw’s relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 20. Porterfield served as the sergeant major since May 2016. His next post will be the I Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire/ Released)

Photo by Sgt. Brytani Wheeler

Sgt. Maj. James K. Porterfield, left, sergeant major of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, returns the noncommissioned officer sword to Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, commanding general of 3rd MAW, signifying relinquishing of his post during his relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 20. Porterfield served as the sergeant major since May 2016. His next post will be the I Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire/ Released)

Sgt. Maj. James K. Porterfield, left, sergeant major of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, returns the noncommissioned officer sword to Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, commanding general of 3rd MAW, signifying relinquishing of his post during his relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 20. Porterfield served as the sergeant major since May 2016. His next post will be the I Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire/ Released)

Photo by Sgt. Brytani Wheeler