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U.S. Marines and their spouses pose for a photo during the 3rd MAW Commander’s Course tour of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) at Naval Base San Diego, Feb. 26, 2025. The Commander's Course brought together leadership from across 3rd MAW to explore key topics ranging from science and technology, safety and unit culture, fostering readiness for future challenges, and enhancing understanding of the MAW's critical role in supporting I Marine Expeditionary Force objectives and the joint force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez) - U.S. Marines and their spouses pose for a photo during the 3rd MAW Commander’s Course tour of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) at Naval Base San Diego, Feb. 26, 2025.The Commander's Course brought together leadership from across 3rd MAW to explore key topics ranging from science and technology, safety and unit culture, fostering readiness for future challenges, and enhancing understanding of the MAW's critical role in supporting I Marine Expeditionary Force objectives and the joint force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

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)

Bud Cauley, a member of the PGA Tour and guest of honor, is presented with a token of appreciation on behalf of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing by Cpl. Ciara Winton, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, during a morning colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. The Daytona Beach, Fla., native established the Bud Cauley Foundation in 2012 to raise awareness and funds for military-related charities and is an active supporter of Birdies for the Brave, another military outreach program. Both Cauley’s grandfather and father served as divers in the Navy. - Bud Cauley, a member of the PGA Tour and guest of honor, is presented with a token of appreciation on behalf of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing by Cpl. Ciara Winton, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, during a morning colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. The Daytona Beach, Fla., native established the Bud Cauley Foundation in 2012 to raise awareness and funds for military-related charities and is an active supporter of Birdies for the Brave, another military outreach program. Both Cauley’s grandfather and father served as divers in the Navy.

Two hundred seventy-one corporals from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., participating in the Corporals’ Committed and Engaged Leadership Indoctrination course, pose for a photo by the newly constructed obstacle course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 9. The committed and engaged leadership of two noncommissioned officers with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38, Sgt. Mark Sanchez, a tactical data systems administrator and Sgt. Mark Willoughby, an air intercept controller, helped to influence the decision to build the obstacle course. (Photo courtesy: Lance Cpl Allison Herman, 3rd MAW Combat Camera) - Two hundred seventy-one corporals from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., participating in the Corporals’ Committed and Engaged Leadership Indoctrination course, pose for a photo by the newly constructed obstacle course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 9. The committed and engaged leadership of two noncommissioned officers with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38, Sgt. Mark Sanchez, a tactical data systems administrator and Sgt. Mark Willoughby, an air intercept controller, helped to influence the decision to build the obstacle course. (Photo courtesy: Lance Cpl Allison Herman, 3rd MAW Combat Camera)