Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 and other volunteers set up tents for the Veterans Village of San Diego’s Homeless Veteran Stand Down at San Diego High School in San Diego, July 19. The Veterans Village of San Diego hosted the Homeless Veteran Stand Down to support homeless veterans by giving them a place to stay and providing services such as medical care, dental care, legal assistance, haircuts and food for three days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jake McClung/ Released) - Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 and other volunteers set up tents for the Veterans Village of San Diego’s Homeless Veteran Stand Down at San Diego High School in San Diego, July 19. The Veterans Village of San Diego hosted the Homeless Veteran Stand Down to support homeless veterans by giving them a place to stay and providing services such as medical care, dental care, legal assistance, haircuts and food for three days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jake McClung/ Released)

1st Lt. Bryan Boer and 1st Lt. Emily Favorite, F/A-18 pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101, talk with Bridget Naso, a military reporter with NBC 7 Sand Diego, during the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Media Day aboard MCAS Miramar, California, July 29. The MCAS Miramar Media Day allowed the media an opportunity to delve deeper into the moving parts that make the air station and the Marine Corps work. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning/Released) - 1st Lt. Bryan Boer and 1st Lt. Emily Favorite, F/A-18 pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101, talk with Bridget Naso, a military reporter with NBC 7 Sand Diego, during the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Media Day aboard MCAS Miramar, California, July 29. The MCAS Miramar Media Day allowed the media an opportunity to delve deeper into the moving parts that make the air station and the Marine Corps work. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning/Released)

Sgt. Matthew Weiss, center left, colors sergeant with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 and a Broken Arrow, Okla., native, stands with the color guard in San Diego during a Veterans Day ceremony. Weiss mentors the Marines of the color guard as well as Marines throughout his unit. - Sgt. Matthew Weiss, center left, colors sergeant with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 and a Broken Arrow, Okla., native, stands with the color guard in San Diego during a Veterans Day ceremony. Weiss mentors the Marines of the color guard as well as Marines throughout his unit.

Ashley Pate, center, a Marine wife, leads a work out for spouses to help get in shape for this year’s Marine Corps Ball, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 10. Pate also works with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 as a command team advisor to organize events to bring spouses closer together. - Ashley Pate, center, a Marine wife, leads a work out for spouses to help get in shape for this year’s Marine Corps Ball, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 10. Pate also works with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 as a command team advisor to organize events to bring spouses closer together.

Maj. Gen. Steven W. Busby, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, explains to Cpl. Mark Willoughby Jr., an air command and control electronics operator with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 and an Artesia, Calif. native that he will be the first to run the first obstacle course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Aug. 22. Willoughby estimates he will be able to run the course in under two-and-a-half minutes when the last post stands up in November. - Maj. Gen. Steven W. Busby, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, explains to Cpl. Mark Willoughby Jr., an air command and control electronics operator with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 and an Artesia, Calif. native that he will be the first to run the first obstacle course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Aug. 22. Willoughby estimates he will be able to run the course in under two-and-a-half minutes when the last post stands up in November.

Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, thanks Marines and spouses of Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 for their participation in the Veterans Village of San Diego Stand Down during a luncheon held in their honor aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Aug 12. The VVSD Stand Down spreads awareness about local homeless veterans and these Marine volunteers were pivotal in making the event a success. - Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, thanks Marines and spouses of Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 for their participation in the Veterans Village of San Diego Stand Down during a luncheon held in their honor aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Aug 12. The VVSD Stand Down spreads awareness about local homeless veterans and these Marine volunteers were pivotal in making the event a success.

Sgt. Shane Hunter, a tactical vehicle mechanic with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, quickly shuffles through his toolbox as he attempts a hasty repair on a dead-lined vehicle convoying from Camp Leatherneck to Forward Operating Base Dwyer. Hunter was able to unlock the breaks of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle and rig it for tow. The convoy was on the move again with minimal down time. By conducting convoy operations, MWSS-373 motor transport Marines provide logistical support for 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) throughout Afghanistan. - Sgt. Shane Hunter, a tactical vehicle mechanic with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, quickly shuffles through his toolbox as he attempts a hasty repair on a dead-lined vehicle convoying from Camp Leatherneck to Forward Operating Base Dwyer. Hunter was able to unlock the breaks of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle and rig it for tow. The convoy was on the move again with minimal down time. By conducting convoy operations, MWSS-373 motor transport Marines provide logistical support for 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) throughout Afghanistan.