Men standing - Twentynine Palms, Ca. – U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Buck, left, 53rd Combat Airfield Operations Squadron, Radar, Airfield, and Weather Systems technician from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jacob Chmielewski, Marine Air Control Squadron 2 unit radar maintenance chief from Cherry Point, North Carolina, participate in a joint airfield exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, California, Jan. 5 - Feb. 24, 2024. This was part of a joint military exercise between the two branches to strengthen national security and maintain readiness. (Courtesy photo)
A US Marine monitors radios - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Derek Barreraantonio, a Los Angeles, California native, Tactical Air Control Party Instructor with Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, monitors radios during Inventory Collective Event 5-24 at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, May 8, 2024. MAGTFTC conducted ICE 5-24 for 2nd Marine Regiment’s Integrated Training Exercise Task Force to improve planning, coordination, and understanding of capabilities in a distributed Live Virtual Constructive Training Environment in preparation for Service Level Training Exercise 5-24. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Josiah Jorgensen)