U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Bruno, an aircraft avionics technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 311, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, displays VMFA-311 unit patch in front of a F-35C Lighting II at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 15, 2023. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Bruno, an aircraft avionics technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 311, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, displays VMFA-311 unit patch in front of a F-35C Lighting II at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 15, 2023. VMFA-311, the Marine Corps’ second fleet squadron to operate the F-35C Lightning II, is declared “Safe for Flight”. The Safe for Flight certification means that VMFA-311, MAG-11, 3rd MAW, has the maintenance programs, processes, and trained Marines in place to independently conduct flight operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Samantha Devine)

180607-M-OL895-012.JPG - Sgt. Maj. Robert Tellez, the Marine Aircraft Group 11 sergeant major, reads a citation for the Navy and Marine Corps Medal being presented to Sgt. Nathan Hanbury, an F/A-18 electrical systems technician with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron [VMFA(AW)] 225, during a ceremony June 7 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, for his actions on Aug. 10, 2016. Hanbury, with complete disregard for his own safety, immediately ran into the water at Panama City Beach, Florida, when he saw a teenager struggling to stay above the water. Hanbury encouraged the teenager to keep swimming and helped him back to the safety of the shore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brytani Wheeler)

Maj. Gen. Mark Wise, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, speaks to Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 11 during a one-day “reset” aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 9. During the reset, units across 3rd MAW suspended nearly all air field and shop operations to develop plans and improve their section’s operational readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released) - Maj. Gen. Mark Wise, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, speaks to Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 11 during a one-day “reset” aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 9. During the reset, units across 3rd MAW suspended nearly all air field and shop operations to develop plans and improve their section’s operational readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released)