"America's MAG" celebrates 50 years of history - Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare to present the battle color ribbons during the MAG-39 50th anniversary ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 16. MAG-39 held a rededication and battle color ceremony to commemorate the unit’s proud history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya/Released)

Col. Michael Borgschulte, the outgoing Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39 commanding officer addresses the audience during his change of command ceremony on the flightline at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 25. During the ceremony, command of MAG-39 changed hands from Col. Michael Borgschulte to Col. Matthew Mowery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Liah Smuin/Released) - Col. Michael Borgschulte, the outgoing Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39 commanding officer addresses the audience during his change of command ceremony on the flightline at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 25. During the ceremony, command of MAG-39 changed hands from Col. Michael Borgschulte to Col. Matthew Mowery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Liah Smuin/Released)

A service member with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing rides on the helicopter landing field turned motorcycle track during Motorcycle Rider Preservation Day 2016 in San Mateo Canyon on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 20. Marine Aircraft Group 39 partnered with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Motorcycle Safety Division to host Motorcycle Rider Preservation Day 2016 for 3rd MAW service members who own bikes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Robinson/Released) - A service member with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing rides on the helicopter landing field turned motorcycle track during Motorcycle Rider Preservation Day 2016 in San Mateo Canyon on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 20. Marine Aircraft Group 39 partnered with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Motorcycle Safety Division to host Motorcycle Rider Preservation Day 2016 for 3rd MAW service members who own bikes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Robinson/Released)

An AH-1Z Cobra with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG-39) taxis down the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 28. Col. Michael Borgschulte, commanding officer of MAG-39, developed a Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration effort to develop a closer integration of the ground combat element and aviation combat element. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning/Released) - An AH-1Z Cobra with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG-39) taxis down the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 28. Col. Michael Borgschulte, commanding officer of MAG-39, developed a Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration effort to develop a closer integration of the ground combat element and aviation combat element. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning/Released)

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39 Corporals Course 341-16 wait to receive their certificates during their graduation aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 27. Eighty-one Marines graduated the three-week long training course required for corporals to earn the next rank. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released) - Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39 Corporals Course 341-16 wait to receive their certificates during their graduation aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 27. Eighty-one Marines graduated the three-week long training course required for corporals to earn the next rank. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Skaggs, an aeromedical safety corpsman with Marine Aircraft Group 39 and a Pensacola, Fla. native, demonstrates proper compression technique for CPR during an Improvised Sudden Attack First Emergency Response (IMSAFER) course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 14. Skaggs also taught students how to use an automated external defibrillator properly during the IMSAFER course. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Skaggs, an aeromedical safety corpsman with Marine Aircraft Group 39 and a Pensacola, Fla. native, demonstrates proper compression technique for CPR during an Improvised Sudden Attack First Emergency Response (IMSAFER) course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 14. Skaggs also taught students how to use an automated external defibrillator properly during the IMSAFER course.