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Lance Cpl. Dillon Bennett, machine gunner, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, received a Purple Heart from Col. Kyle B. Ellison, commanding officer, 7th Marine Regiment, at the 7th Marines’ Headquarters aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 27, 2018. Bennett received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained while deployed to his area of operations on July 9, 2018. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores)

Lance Cpl. Dillon Bennett, machine gunner, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, received a Purple Heart from Col. Kyle B. Ellison, commanding officer, 7th Marine Regiment, at the 7th Marines’ Headquarters aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 27, 2018. Bennett received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained while deployed to his area of operations on July 9, 2018. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores

Lance Cpl. Dillon Bennett, machine gunner, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, receives a Purple Heart from Col. Kyle B. Ellison, commanding officer, 7th Marine Regiment, at 7th Marines’ Headquarters aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 27, 2018. Bennett received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained while deployed to his area of operations on July 9, 2018. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores)

Lance Cpl. Dillon Bennett, machine gunner, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, receives a Purple Heart from Col. Kyle B. Ellison, commanding officer, 7th Marine Regiment, at 7th Marines’ Headquarters aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 27, 2018. Bennett received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained while deployed to his area of operations on July 9, 2018. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores

Lance Cpl. Dillon Bennett, machine gunner, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, receives a Purple Heart from Col. Kyle B. Ellison, commanding officer, 7th Marine Regiment, at 7th Marines' Headquarters aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 27, 2018. Bennett received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained while deployed to his area of operations on July 9, 2018. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores)

Lance Cpl. Dillon Bennett, machine gunner, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, receives a Purple Heart from Col. Kyle B. Ellison, commanding officer, 7th Marine Regiment, at 7th Marines' Headquarters aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 27, 2018. Bennett received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained while deployed to his area of operations on July 9, 2018. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores

Gunnery Sgt. Jacob Campbell, assistant operations chief, Explosive Ordnance Disposal section, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, participates in a training scenario during Operation Bono at the Palm Springs International Airport, Palms Springs, Calif., July 12, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Gunnery Sgt. Jacob Campbell, assistant operations chief, Explosive Ordnance Disposal section, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, participates in a training scenario during Operation Bono at the Palm Springs International Airport, Palms Springs, Calif., July 12, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

Rick Sanchez, special agent bomb technician, Federal Bureau of Investigation, gears up for Operation Bono at Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, Calif., July 13, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Rick Sanchez, special agent bomb technician, Federal Bureau of Investigation, gears up for Operation Bono at Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, Calif., July 13, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

Palm Springs International Airport hosts thousands of commercial flights a year, which demands trained personnel to be prepared in the event of any kind of disruption or disturbance to travellers, making it an ideal destination for Operation Bono, a Transportation Security Administration training exercise, that took place July 12th and 13th, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Palm Springs International Airport hosts thousands of commercial flights a year, which demands trained personnel to be prepared in the event of any kind of disruption or disturbance to travellers, making it an ideal destination for Operation Bono, a Transportation Security Administration training exercise, that took place July 12th and 13th, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

Participants of Operation Bono conduct an exercise that requires concise operational considerations with bomb incident management particular to aviation at the Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, Calif., July 13, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Participants of Operation Bono conduct an exercise that requires concise operational considerations with bomb incident management particular to aviation at the Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, Calif., July 13, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

A sheriff with Riverside County Sheriff’s Department conducts an on-flight home-made explosive scenario as part of Operation Bono at Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, Calif., July 13, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

A sheriff with Riverside County Sheriff’s Department conducts an on-flight home-made explosive scenario as part of Operation Bono at Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, Calif., July 13, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

A remote-controlled robot examines a possible home-made explosive during at Operation Bono at Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, Calif., July 13, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

A remote-controlled robot examines a possible home-made explosive during at Operation Bono at Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, Calif., July 13, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

Nitro, an explosive detection K-9 with the Riverside Sheriff’s Department, participates in Operation Bono at Palm Springs International Airport, July 13, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Nitro, an explosive detection K-9 with the Riverside Sheriff’s Department, participates in Operation Bono at Palm Springs International Airport, July 13, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

Gunnery Sgt. Jacob Campbell, assistant operations chief, Explosive Ordnance Disposal section, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, prepares to take part in a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint training exercise during Operation Bono at the Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, Calif., July 12, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Gunnery Sgt. Jacob Campbell, assistant operations chief, Explosive Ordnance Disposal section, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, prepares to take part in a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint training exercise during Operation Bono at the Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, Calif., July 12, 2018. The purpose of Operation Bono is to provide unique training opportunities for federal, state, and local public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams, as well as facilitates training and drills designed for bomb squads to employ their tactics while operating in the aviation domain in, and around PSP airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

Lt. Col. Christopher D. Siler, off-going commanding officer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374-, is awarded a Meritorious Service Medal with a gold star for his outstanding service with MWSS 374- during the squadron’s change of command ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 25, 2018. Changes of command ceremonies are a Marine Corps tradition that signifies the transition of unit leadership from one officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Lt. Col. Christopher D. Siler, off-going commanding officer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374-, is awarded a Meritorious Service Medal with a gold star for his outstanding service with MWSS 374- during the squadron’s change of command ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 25, 2018. Changes of command ceremonies are a Marine Corps tradition that signifies the transition of unit leadership from one officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale

Lt. Col. Christopher D. Siler, off-going commanding officer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374-, and Lt. Col. Eric M. Beckmann, on-coming commanding officer, MWSS 374-, conduct a pass and review during a change of command ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 25, 2018. Changes of command ceremonies are a Marine Corps tradition that signifies the transition of unit leadership from one officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Lt. Col. Christopher D. Siler, off-going commanding officer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374-, and Lt. Col. Eric M. Beckmann, on-coming commanding officer, MWSS 374-, conduct a pass and review during a change of command ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 25, 2018. Changes of command ceremonies are a Marine Corps tradition that signifies the transition of unit leadership from one officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale

Marine Band San Diego, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif., performs during a change of command ceremony for Lt. Col. Christopher D. Siler, off-going commanding officer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374-, and Lt. Col. Eric M. Beckmann, on-coming commanding officer, MWSS 374-, at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 25, 2018. Changes of command ceremonies are a Marine Corps tradition that signifies the transition of unit leadership from one officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Marine Band San Diego, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif., performs during a change of command ceremony for Lt. Col. Christopher D. Siler, off-going commanding officer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374-, and Lt. Col. Eric M. Beckmann, on-coming commanding officer, MWSS 374-, at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 25, 2018. Changes of command ceremonies are a Marine Corps tradition that signifies the transition of unit leadership from one officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale

Friends and family of Lt. Col. Christopher D. Siler, off-going commanding officer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374-, and Lt. Col. Eric M. Beckmann, on-coming commanding officer, MWSS 374-, pray during the invocation for a change of command ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 25, 2018. Changes of command ceremonies are a Marine Corps tradition that signifies the transition of unit leadership from one officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Friends and family of Lt. Col. Christopher D. Siler, off-going commanding officer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374-, and Lt. Col. Eric M. Beckmann, on-coming commanding officer, MWSS 374-, pray during the invocation for a change of command ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 25, 2018. Changes of command ceremonies are a Marine Corps tradition that signifies the transition of unit leadership from one officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale

Lt. Col. Christopher D. Siler, off-going commanding officer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374-, transfer the squadron colors to Lt. Col. Eric M. Beckmann, on-coming commanding officer, MWSS 374-, during a change of command ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 25, 2018. Changes of command ceremonies are a Marine Corps tradition that signifies the transition of unit leadership from one officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Lt. Col. Christopher D. Siler, off-going commanding officer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374-, transfer the squadron colors to Lt. Col. Eric M. Beckmann, on-coming commanding officer, MWSS 374-, during a change of command ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 25, 2018. Changes of command ceremonies are a Marine Corps tradition that signifies the transition of unit leadership from one officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale

Marines attend an executive overview brief at the Sunset Cinema aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 12, 2018. The Officer and SNCO Executive Brief gave Marines the opportunity to communicate about future assignments and skills to support enlisted Marines of lower rank. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Robin Lewis)

Marines attend an executive overview brief at the Sunset Cinema aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 12, 2018. The Officer and SNCO Executive Brief gave Marines the opportunity to communicate about future assignments and skills to support enlisted Marines of lower rank. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Robin Lewis)

Photo by Pfc. Robin Lewis

Marines attend an executive overview brief at the Sunset Cinema aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 12, 2018. The Officer and SNCO Executive Brief gave Marines the opportunity to communicate about future assignments and skills to support enlisted Marines of lower rank. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Robin Lewis)

Marines attend an executive overview brief at the Sunset Cinema aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 12, 2018. The Officer and SNCO Executive Brief gave Marines the opportunity to communicate about future assignments and skills to support enlisted Marines of lower rank. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Robin Lewis)

Photo by Pfc. Robin Lewis

Col. Kevin G. Collins, on-coming commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group, addresses the Marines of MCLOG during a change of command ceremony for Col. Jason A. Beaudoin, off-going commanding officer, MCLOG, and Col. Kevin G. Collins, on-coming commanding officer, MCLOG, at the Thunder Dome aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 21, 2018. The change of command ceremony represents the passing of responsibility, authority and accountability of the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Col. Kevin G. Collins, on-coming commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group, addresses the Marines of MCLOG during a change of command ceremony for Col. Jason A. Beaudoin, off-going commanding officer, MCLOG, and Col. Kevin G. Collins, on-coming commanding officer, MCLOG, at the Thunder Dome aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 21, 2018. The change of command ceremony represents the passing of responsibility, authority and accountability of the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale

Brig. Gen. Helen G. Pratt, commanding general, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserves, New Orleans, La., speaks at the change of command ceremony for Col. Jason A. Beaudoin, off-going commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group, and Col. Kevin G. Collins, on-coming commanding officer, MCLOG, at the Thunder Dome aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 21, 2018. The change of command ceremony represents the passing of responsibility, authority and accountability of the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Brig. Gen. Helen G. Pratt, commanding general, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserves, New Orleans, La., speaks at the change of command ceremony for Col. Jason A. Beaudoin, off-going commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group, and Col. Kevin G. Collins, on-coming commanding officer, MCLOG, at the Thunder Dome aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 21, 2018. The change of command ceremony represents the passing of responsibility, authority and accountability of the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale

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