Marine Attack Squadron 214

A maintainer with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepares to launch the first of 11 AV-8B Harriers while an MV-22B Osprey with MAG-39 flies overhead at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 15. Over the course of several hours, more than 100 aircraft from MAG-13 and MAG-39 took to the skies over Southern California, proving 3rd MAW's capability to "Fix, Fly, Fight" and, when needed, advance at a moment's notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)

A Marine with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), performs a pre-flight check during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 15. MAG-13 launched 23 attack and fighter attack aircraft from MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Ariz., and from U.S. Navy vessels afloat in an epic display of combat power. In a single wave, Over the course of several hours, more than 100 aircraft from MAG-13 and MAG-39 took to the skies over Southern California, proving 3rd MAW's capability to "Fix, Fly, Fight" and, when needed, advance at a moment's notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), takes off during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 15. Eleven AV-8B Harriers with VMA-311 launched from MCAGCC Twentynine Palms in an epic display of combat power. In a single wave, VMA-311’s Harriers took to the skies over Southern California, highlighting their ability to provide combat power on an enormous scale. Over the course of several hours, more than 100 aircraft from MAG-13 and MAG-39 took to the skies over Southern California, proving 3rd MAW's capability to "Fix, Fly, Fight" and, when needed, advance at a moment's notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

A pair of UH-1Y helicopters with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), fly overhead as an AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, MAG-13, 3rd MAW, prepares for takeoff at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 15. Eleven AV-8B Harriers with VMA-311 launched from MCAGCC Twentynine Palms in an epic display of combat power. Over the course of several hours, more than 100 aircraft from MAG-13 and MAG-39 took to the skies over Southern California, proving 3rd MAW's capability to "Fix, Fly, Fight" and, when needed, advance at a moment's notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), transport a fuel tank to an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 15. Eleven AV-8B Harriers with VMA-311 launched from MCAGCC Twentynine Palms in an epic display of combat power. Over the course of several hours, more than 100 aircraft from MAG-13 and MAG-39 took to the skies over Southern California, proving 3rd MAW's capability to "Fix, Fly, Fight" and, when needed, advance at a moment's notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

A maintainer with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepares to launch the first of 11 AV-8B Harrier's from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 15. Over the course of several hours, more than 100 aircraft from MAG-13 and MAG-39 took to the skies over Southern California, proving 3rd MAW's capability to "Fix, Fly, Fight" and, when needed, advance at a moment's notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel)