Cpl. Alec Bechtel, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 and a Mesa, Ariz., native, communicates with pilots during a field carrier landing practice aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 30. Marines with VMM-161 conducted field carrier landingyig practices aboard Camp Pendleton to maintain their proficiency in landing aboard Navy vessels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released) - Cpl. Alec Bechtel, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 and a Mesa, Ariz., native, communicates with pilots during a field carrier landing practice aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 30. Marines with VMM-161 conducted field carrier landingyig practices aboard Camp Pendleton to maintain their proficiency in landing aboard Navy vessels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released)