U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jeremie N. Hester, left, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; Sgt. Maj. Christopher Gasser, right, sergeant major of MAG-39; and Staff Sgt. Mariel A. Kurland, an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, MAG-39, take a group photo during a MAG-39 awards presentation at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 6, 2023. - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jeremie N. Hester, left, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; Sgt. Maj. Christopher Gasser, right, sergeant major of MAG-39; and Staff Sgt. Mariel A. Kurland, an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, MAG-39, take a group photo during a MAG-39 awards presentation at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 6, 2023. Kurland was awarded the Sgt. Maj. Valerie Camacho award which is presented to a Marine Corps staff noncommissioned officer who embodies the qualities of a great role model for junior Marines and officers. The award is named in honor of Sgt. Maj. Valerie Camacho, a former sergeant major of MCAS Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

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)