U.S. Marines training in the desert - U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, determine the distance of targets during the simultaneous ground assault portion of Marine Air Ground Task Force Distributed Maneuver Exercise (MDMX) on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 14, 2023. MDMX is a maneuver exercise that incorporates air, ground, and logistics operations to create favorable conditions for the Joint Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Armando Elizalde)

US Marines hike towards an objective in the California desert - U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (REIN), hike towards an objective during Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 2-23 at Camp Wilson on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 25, 2023. MWX is the culminating event of Service Level Training Exercise 2-23, that improves U.S. and allied service members’ operational capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Pedro Arroyo)

Woman cutting ribbon at plaque dedication ceremony - Sharron Ermann, cuts a ribbon at the plaque dedication ceremony commemorating her late father, Sgt. Maj. Ray Wilburn, with a plaque bearing his name at Freedom Plaza, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 10, 2022. Wilburn served for 31 years and fought in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Forrest)