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Civilians from the Combat Veteran’s Motorcycle Association arrive at Wallace Creek Fitness Center during the Operation Never Forget flag display on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 3, 2025. The flag serves as a powerful tribute to our fallen heroes. Service members are encouraged to sign it and add their unit patches as a symbol of unity, remembrance, and unwavering commitment to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devaraja Renshaw)

Civilians from the Combat Veteran’s Motorcycle Association arrive at Wallace Creek Fitness Center during the Operation Never Forget flag display on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 3, 2025. The flag serves as a powerful tribute to our fallen heroes. Service members are encouraged to sign it and add their unit patches as a symbol of unity, remembrance, and unwavering commitment to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devaraja Renshaw)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Devaraja Renshaw

Civilians from the Combat Veteran’s Motorcycle Association arrive at Wallace Creek Fitness Center for the Operation Never Forget flag display on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 3, 2025. The flag serves as a powerful tribute to our fallen heroes. Service members are encouraged to sign it and add their unit patches as a symbol of unity, remembrance, and unwavering commitment to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devaraja Renshaw)

Civilians from the Combat Veteran’s Motorcycle Association arrive at Wallace Creek Fitness Center for the Operation Never Forget flag display on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 3, 2025. The flag serves as a powerful tribute to our fallen heroes. Service members are encouraged to sign it and add their unit patches as a symbol of unity, remembrance, and unwavering commitment to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devaraja Renshaw)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Devaraja Renshaw

Civilians from the Combat Veteran’s Motorcycle Association, service members and families, pose for a group photo at Wallace Creek Fitness Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 3, 2025. The flag serves as a powerful tribute to our fallen heroes. Service members are encouraged to sign it and add their unit patches as a symbol of unity, remembrance, and unwavering commitment to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devaraja Renshaw)

Civilians from the Combat Veteran’s Motorcycle Association, service members and families, pose for a group photo at Wallace Creek Fitness Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 3, 2025. The flag serves as a powerful tribute to our fallen heroes. Service members are encouraged to sign it and add their unit patches as a symbol of unity, remembrance, and unwavering commitment to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devaraja Renshaw)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Devaraja Renshaw

Civilians from the Combat Veteran’s Motorcycle Association transport the bag containing the flag during the Operation Never Forget flag display on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 3, 2025. The flag serves as a powerful tribute to our fallen heroes. Service members are encouraged to sign it and add their unit patches as a symbol of unity, remembrance, and unwavering commitment to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devaraja Renshaw)

Civilians from the Combat Veteran’s Motorcycle Association transport the bag containing the flag during the Operation Never Forget flag display on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 3, 2025. The flag serves as a powerful tribute to our fallen heroes. Service members are encouraged to sign it and add their unit patches as a symbol of unity, remembrance, and unwavering commitment to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devaraja Renshaw)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Devaraja Renshaw

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Benjamin Watson, a platoon commander with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, shoots targets with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a live-fire range with French Marines from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. VasquezHernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Benjamin Watson, a platoon commander with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, shoots targets with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a live-fire range with French Marines from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. VasquezHernandez)

Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez

A French Marine from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade participates in a live-fire range as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. VasquezHernandez)

A French Marine from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade participates in a live-fire range as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. VasquezHernandez)

Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, participate in a live-fire range with French Marines from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. VasquezHernandez)

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, participate in a live-fire range with French Marines from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. VasquezHernandez)

Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, fire mortars during a live-fire range with French Marines from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. VasquezHernandez)

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, fire mortars during a live-fire range with French Marines from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. VasquezHernandez)

Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Luke Fitch, a rifleman with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, fires an M320 grenade launcher during a live-fire range with French Marines from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. VasquezHernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Luke Fitch, a rifleman with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, fires an M320 grenade launcher during a live-fire range with French Marines from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. VasquezHernandez)

Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathon Holcomb, a rifleman with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, sights in with an M32 grenade launcher during a live-fire range with French Marines from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. VasquezHernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathon Holcomb, a rifleman with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, sights in with an M32 grenade launcher during a live-fire range with French Marines from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. VasquezHernandez)

Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez

U.S. Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and an MV-22 Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-ACM) arrive at Range G-29 before a live-fire shoot with French Marines from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. VasquezHernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and an MV-22 Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-ACM) arrive at Range G-29 before a live-fire shoot with French Marines from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. VasquezHernandez)

Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-ACM) and Beachmaster Unit Two unload vehicles from a landing craft air cushion with Assault Craft Unit Four as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Onslow Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 27, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-ACM) and Beachmaster Unit Two unload vehicles from a landing craft air cushion with Assault Craft Unit Four as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Onslow Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 27, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French amphibious exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez)

Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1 control simulated aircraft during a tactical air control element drill at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1 control simulated aircraft during a tactical air control element drill at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

Photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1 finish setting up facilities to conduct a tactical air control element drill during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1 finish setting up facilities to conduct a tactical air control element drill during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

Photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Wright, from Georgia, a field radio operator with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1, maintains radio communication for a tactical air control element drill during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Wright, from Georgia, a field radio operator with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1, maintains radio communication for a tactical air control element drill during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

Photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1 set up facilities to conduct a tactical air control element drill during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1 set up facilities to conduct a tactical air control element drill during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

Photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Misiewicz, from Wisconsin, a tactical air control element chief with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1, set up facilities to conduct a tactical air control element drill during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Misiewicz, from Wisconsin, a tactical air control element chief with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1, set up facilities to conduct a tactical air control element drill during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

Photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1 prepare to set up facilities to conduct a tactical air control element drill during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1 prepare to set up facilities to conduct a tactical air control element drill during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

Photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1 conduct a tactical air control element drill during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1 conduct a tactical air control element drill during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

Photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jordan Durawny, from Illinois, an air support operations operator with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1, provides security during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jordan Durawny, from Illinois, an air support operations operator with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1, provides security during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2025. MASS-1 conducted a squadron field exercise to reinforce fieldcraft skills, exercise logistic trains, and improve the squadron's proficiency in providing expeditionary aviation command and control to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

Photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith