Staff Sgt. Daniel Plyler, flight equipment technician, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., stands in front of a Bell AH-1Z helicopter on the flight deck aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 5, 2016. Plyler constructed canopy covers for the AH-1Z to reduce the effects of heat on the aircraft and the Marines who operate it. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Staff Sgt. Daniel Plyler, flight equipment technician, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., stands in front of a Bell AH-1Z helicopter on the flight deck aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 5, 2016. Plyler constructed canopy covers for the AH-1Z to reduce the effects of heat on the aircraft and the Marines who operate it. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)
Petty Officer 1st Class David A. Whittington, corpsman, Public Health, Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital, has served in the Navy for 15 years. Throughout his career, he has enjoyed being able to serve alongside Marines. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released) - Petty Officer 1st Class David A. Whittington, corpsman, Public Health, Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital, has served in the Navy for 15 years. Throughout his career, he has enjoyed being able to serve alongside Marines. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released)
Sgt. Maj. Charles McDew, sergeant major, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, assumed leadership of "Darkside" in January of 2016 and has served in the Marine Corps for more than 20 years. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/ Released) - Sgt. Maj. Charles McDew, sergeant major, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, assumed leadership of "Darkside" in January of 2016 and has served in the Marine Corps for more than 20 years. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/ Released)
Marines with the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group bow their heads during the invocation as part of the unit’s change of command ceremony at the Dunham Amphitheater aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 29, 2016. During the ceremony, Col. Craig Wonson, outgoing commanding officer, relinquished command to Col. Tim Barrick, oncoming commanding officer. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Mudd/Released) - Marines with the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group bow their heads during the invocation as part of the unit’s change of command ceremony at the Dunham Amphitheater aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 29, 2016. During the ceremony, Col. Craig Wonson, outgoing commanding officer, relinquished command to Col. Tim Barrick, oncoming commanding officer. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Mudd/Released)