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Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing wait for jet skis during Operation Adrenaline Rush event at Carlsbad Lagoon, Calif., Sept. 17. The Marine Corps Community Services program allows units to combat operational stress while participating in recreational activities. - Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing wait for jet skis during Operation Adrenaline Rush event at Carlsbad Lagoon, Calif., Sept. 17. The Marine Corps Community Services program allows units to combat operational stress while participating in recreational activities.

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39 exit a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 11. The Marines were transported from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., to MCB Camp Pendleton. - Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39 exit a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 11. The Marines were transported from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., to MCB Camp Pendleton.

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 maintains an extremely low altitude for a Helicopter Support Team with Combat Logistics Regiment 17 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 21. HMH-462 transported simulated cargo while the HST conducted training that included connecting and disconnecting cargo. - A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 maintains an extremely low altitude for a Helicopter Support Team with Combat Logistics Regiment 17 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 21. HMH-462 transported simulated cargo while the HST conducted training that included connecting and disconnecting cargo.

Aviation ordnance Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 225 “Vikings” load a LAU-10 rocket on an F/A-18 Hornet during high-explosive ordnance loading training at the combat aircraft loading area aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 29. The ordnance Marines also loaded the aircraft with MK-82 low-drag bombs during the training. - Aviation ordnance Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 225 “Vikings” load a LAU-10 rocket on an F/A-18 Hornet during high-explosive ordnance loading training at the combat aircraft loading area aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 29. The ordnance Marines also loaded the aircraft with MK-82 low-drag bombs during the training.

Two MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 get refueled before continuing a training exercise at the Grand Canyon, July 24. The Grand Canyon was the turning point during the exercise with VMM-166. - Two MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 get refueled before continuing a training exercise at the Grand Canyon, July 24. The Grand Canyon was the turning point during the exercise with VMM-166.

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 gains altitude while transporting Marines to an objective area during training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 27. The insertion and extraction training allows Marines to enter and exit an objective area quickly from miles away. - A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 gains altitude while transporting Marines to an objective area during training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 27. The insertion and extraction training allows Marines to enter and exit an objective area quickly from miles away.

Reconnaissance Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., disembark a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 during a troop lift exercise aboard MCB Camp Pendleton, June 3. A parachute operation was also involved with the troop lift during the collaborative training between the reconnaissance Marines and HMH-465. - Reconnaissance Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., disembark a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 during a troop lift exercise aboard MCB Camp Pendleton, June 3. A parachute operation was also involved with the troop lift during the collaborative training between the reconnaissance Marines and HMH-465.

Alex Ramos, probationary firefighter, is checking for a constant flow of water to his hose during a fire suppression drill aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. Ramos is acting as one of two nozzlemen during this training evolution. - Alex Ramos, probationary firefighter, is checking for a constant flow of water to his hose during a fire suppression drill aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. Ramos is acting as one of two nozzlemen during this training evolution.

Lance Cpl. Daniel Williams and Cpl. Riley Dobbs, mortarmen with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Camp Pendleton, Calif., duck after firing a mortar round at a training site outside Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 13. Marines conducted combined arms attacks with air and ground assets to enhance proficiency controlling fixed wing and rotor wing aircraft during Scorpion Fire during a two-week training evolution that began Aug. 6. - Lance Cpl. Daniel Williams and Cpl. Riley Dobbs, mortarmen with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Camp Pendleton, Calif., duck after firing a mortar round at a training site outside Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 13. Marines conducted combined arms attacks with air and ground assets to enhance proficiency controlling fixed wing and rotor wing aircraft during Scorpion Fire during a two-week training evolution that began Aug. 6.

Cpl. Ryan Smith, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), puts a de-linker back together on an M134 Minigun. The Huey is being prepped as the troops in contact, or TIC, response aircraft. HMLA-369 responds to TIC requests when coalition forces call for immediate aerial support. - Cpl. Ryan Smith, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), puts a de-linker back together on an M134 Minigun. The Huey is being prepped as the troops in contact, or TIC, response aircraft. HMLA-369 responds to TIC requests when coalition forces call for immediate aerial support.