Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, left, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and senior leaders from the Naval Aviation Enterprise and 3rd MAW listen to a brief about Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 16 during the “Boots on the Ground” event aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 5. “Boots on the Ground” allows senior leaders the opportunity to tour squadrons, meet with maintenance personnel and discuss how to better support aviation readiness requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning/Released) - Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, left, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and senior leaders from the Naval Aviation Enterprise and 3rd MAW listen to a brief about Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 16 during the “Boots on the Ground” event aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 5. “Boots on the Ground” allows senior leaders the opportunity to tour squadrons, meet with maintenance personnel and discuss how to better support aviation readiness requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning/Released)

Two Marines show students how to do a workout challenge at Morning Creek Elementary School, Nov. 5. Marines visited the school to volunteer with students at Mrs. Amy P. Budde’s 2nd grade class. - Two Marines show students how to do a workout challenge at Morning Creek Elementary School, Nov. 5. Marines visited the school to volunteer with students at Mrs. Amy P. Budde’s 2nd grade class.

A Marine volunteer with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, encourages children of Morning Creek Elementary School, San Diego, during the school’s annual Jog-a-Thon Feb. 6. MALS-16 has been involved with the “Partnerships in Education” program with the school for the past eight years. - A Marine volunteer with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, encourages children of Morning Creek Elementary School, San Diego, during the school’s annual Jog-a-Thon Feb. 6. MALS-16 has been involved with the “Partnerships in Education” program with the school for the past eight years.

Cpl. Thomas Dragonetti, a mobile maintenance facility technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 and Discovery Bay, Calif., native, observes the movement of a mobile maintenance facility aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. MALS-16 will send almost 150,000 pounds of maintenance equipment back to the United States as part of the Marine Corps' downsizing efforts in Afghanistan. - Cpl. Thomas Dragonetti, a mobile maintenance facility technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 and Discovery Bay, Calif., native, observes the movement of a mobile maintenance facility aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. MALS-16 will send almost 150,000 pounds of maintenance equipment back to the United States as part of the Marine Corps' downsizing efforts in Afghanistan.