Flight Lt. Daniel Lee, right, a Royal Australian Air Force air traffic controller and a battlefield air space controller, along with aviation Marines control air space during Weapons and Tactics Instructor’s Course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 2016. Lee is participating in a personnel exchange program with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron (MTACS) 38 and has been stationed at MCAS Miramar, Calif., since June 2015. (Courtesy photo/Released) - Flight Lt. Daniel Lee, right, a Royal Australian Air Force air traffic controller and a battlefield air space controller, along with aviation Marines control air space during Weapons and Tactics Instructor’s Course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 2016. Lee is participating in a personnel exchange program with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron (MTACS) 38 and has been stationed at MCAS Miramar, Calif., since June 2015. (Courtesy photo/Released)

Honored guests and family of Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 38 take in the history of Marine Air Control Group-38’s new heritage room aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 10. The unit’s command built the heritage room so that future Marines may reflect and grow from the unit’s proud history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt/Released) - Honored guests and family of Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 38 take in the history of Marine Air Control Group-38’s new heritage room aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 10. The unit’s command built the heritage room so that future Marines may reflect and grow from the unit’s proud history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt/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) - 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. Michael Rocco, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, and Col. Chad Breeden, Marine Air Control Group 38, hold a ribbon while Lt. Col. Wayne Zuber, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion commanding officer concludes a rededication ceremony with a ribbon cutting aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 8. Third LAAD Bn. held the rededication ceremony for its Training and Simulation Facility, which was renovated with state-of-the-art equipment in order to provide Marines with a better training environment. - Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, and Col. Chad Breeden, Marine Air Control Group 38, hold a ribbon while Lt. Col. Wayne Zuber, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion commanding officer concludes a rededication ceremony with a ribbon cutting aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 8. Third LAAD Bn. held the rededication ceremony for its Training and Simulation Facility, which was renovated with state-of-the-art equipment in order to provide Marines with a better training environment.

Sgt. Alan Hill, manpower and personnel chief with Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 38, poses for a photo next to the color sergeant board at MACG-38 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 9. Hill acts as the unit’s color sergeant on top of his usual duties. - Sgt. Alan Hill, manpower and personnel chief with Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 38, poses for a photo next to the color sergeant board at MACG-38 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 9. Hill acts as the unit’s color sergeant on top of his usual duties.

(Left to right) Lance Cpls. Nathanael Shoemate and Quinn Schweher, and Cpl. Matthew Worrell, Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), prepare an unmanned aerial vehicle for launch Sept. 22. The Marines prepare the UAV and ensure its successful launch for each flight. At least one of six UAVs is airborne throughout the day. - (Left to right) Lance Cpls. Nathanael Shoemate and Quinn Schweher, and Cpl. Matthew Worrell, Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), prepare an unmanned aerial vehicle for launch Sept. 22. The Marines prepare the UAV and ensure its successful launch for each flight. At least one of six UAVs is airborne throughout the day.

Sgt. Angelo Morice, Gunnery Sgt. James Hereim, Capt. Philip Raymond and Staff Sgt. Charles Cook, are the first unmanned aerial vehicle team in the Marine Corps to laser-guide ordinance from a fixed-wing aircraft. The team assisted in landing a direct hit with a 500-pound bomb as they laser-guided it to the target after it was dropped from an F/A-18 "Hornet" here Sept. 22. After testing this new capabiity, the Marines of Marine Unmanned Aerial Squadron 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), are confident in their ability to conduct similar operations in support of coalition forces on the ground. - Sgt. Angelo Morice, Gunnery Sgt. James Hereim, Capt. Philip Raymond and Staff Sgt. Charles Cook, are the first unmanned aerial vehicle team in the Marine Corps to laser-guide ordinance from a fixed-wing aircraft. The team assisted in landing a direct hit with a 500-pound bomb as they laser-guided it to the target after it was dropped from an F/A-18 "Hornet" here Sept. 22. After testing this new capabiity, the Marines of Marine Unmanned Aerial Squadron 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), are confident in their ability to conduct similar operations in support of coalition forces on the ground.