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A U.S. Marine Corps R80D Skyraider drone assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (REIN), 7th Marine Regiment, prepares to take off during Exercise Apollo Shield at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct 19. 2023. Exercise Apollo Shield is the culminating event of Marine Corps Warfighting Lab’s 1-year crawl-walk-run bilateral effort to test equipment capabilities and evaluate tactics, techniques, and procedures. The Combat Center provides a training facility capable of truly testing the equipment and it is home to the infantry battalion experiment 2030, the first unit to receive the equipment tested by MCWL. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

A U.S. Marine Corps R80D Skyraider drone assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (REIN), 7th Marine Regiment, prepares to take off during Exercise Apollo Shield at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct 19. 2023. Exercise Apollo Shield is the culminating event of Marine Corps Warfighting Lab’s 1-year crawl-walk-run bilateral effort to test equipment capabilities and evaluate tactics, techniques, and procedures. The Combat Center provides a training facility capable of truly testing the equipment and it is home to the infantry battalion experiment 2030, the first unit to receive the equipment tested by MCWL. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cameron Lewis, a Mechanicsville, Virginia native, small unmanned aircraft systems operator with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (REIN), 7th Marine Regiment, launches an RQ-20B Puma small unmanned aircraft during Exercise Apollo Shield at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct 19. 2023. Exercise Apollo Shield is the culminating event of Marine Corps Warfighting Lab’s 1-year crawl-walk-run bilateral effort to test equipment capabilities and evaluate tactics, techniques, and procedures. The Combat Center provides a training facility capable of truly testing the equipment and it is home to the infantry battalion experiment 2030, the first unit to receive the equipment tested by MCWL. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cameron Lewis, a Mechanicsville, Virginia native, small unmanned aircraft systems operator with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (REIN), 7th Marine Regiment, launches an RQ-20B Puma small unmanned aircraft during Exercise Apollo Shield at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct 19. 2023. Exercise Apollo Shield is the culminating event of Marine Corps Warfighting Lab’s 1-year crawl-walk-run bilateral effort to test equipment capabilities and evaluate tactics, techniques, and procedures. The Combat Center provides a training facility capable of truly testing the equipment and it is home to the infantry battalion experiment 2030, the first unit to receive the equipment tested by MCWL. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and a French Foreign Legion soldier with the French 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade, wait for orders during a simulated cliff assault as part of Mountain Exercise 1-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 20, 2023. Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command is directly involved in joint efforts to develop, test, and improve standards to provide for joint interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and a French Foreign Legion soldier with the French 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade, wait for orders during a simulated cliff assault as part of Mountain Exercise 1-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 20, 2023. Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command is directly involved in joint efforts to develop, test, and improve standards to provide for joint interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, move to rope ladder during a simulated cliff assault as part of Mountain Exercise 1-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 20, 2023. MCMWTC specializes in mountain warfare training, providing a unique and ideal opportunity to rehearse operations in a mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, move to rope ladder during a simulated cliff assault as part of Mountain Exercise 1-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 20, 2023. MCMWTC specializes in mountain warfare training, providing a unique and ideal opportunity to rehearse operations in a mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dante Beckett, a transmissions system operator, left, and Lance Cpl. Dominic Soto, a Chicago, Illinois native, intelligence specialist, both with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct a radio check during a simulated cliff assault as part of Mountain Exercise 1-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 20, 2023. MCMWTC specializes in mountain warfare training, providing a unique and ideal opportunity to rehearse operations in a mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dante Beckett, a transmissions system operator, left, and Lance Cpl. Dominic Soto, a Chicago, Illinois native, intelligence specialist, both with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct a radio check during a simulated cliff assault as part of Mountain Exercise 1-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 20, 2023. MCMWTC specializes in mountain warfare training, providing a unique and ideal opportunity to rehearse operations in a mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct a simulated cliff assault during Mountain Exercise 1-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 20, 2023. MCMWTC specializes in mountain warfare training, providing a unique and ideal opportunity to rehearse operations in a mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct a simulated cliff assault during Mountain Exercise 1-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 20, 2023. MCMWTC specializes in mountain warfare training, providing a unique and ideal opportunity to rehearse operations in a mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia

A U.S. Marine Corps R80D Skyraider drone assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (REIN), 7th Marine Regiment, flies during Exercise Apollo Shield at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct 19. 2023. Exercise Apollo Shield is the culminating event of Marine Corps Warfighting Lab’s 1-year crawl-walk-run bilateral effort to test equipment capabilities and evaluate tactics, techniques, and procedures. The Combat Center provides a training facility capable of truly testing the equipment and it is home to the infantry battalion experiment 2030, the first unit to receive the equipment tested by MCWL. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

A U.S. Marine Corps R80D Skyraider drone assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (REIN), 7th Marine Regiment, flies during Exercise Apollo Shield at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct 19. 2023. Exercise Apollo Shield is the culminating event of Marine Corps Warfighting Lab’s 1-year crawl-walk-run bilateral effort to test equipment capabilities and evaluate tactics, techniques, and procedures. The Combat Center provides a training facility capable of truly testing the equipment and it is home to the infantry battalion experiment 2030, the first unit to receive the equipment tested by MCWL. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, patrol during a simulated cliff assault during Mountain Exercise 1-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 20, 2023. MCMWTC specializes in mountain warfare training, providing a unique and ideal opportunity to rehearse operations in a mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, patrol during a simulated cliff assault during Mountain Exercise 1-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 20, 2023. MCMWTC specializes in mountain warfare training, providing a unique and ideal opportunity to rehearse operations in a mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, pull equipment up a cliff using rope techniques during a simulated cliff assault as part of Mountain Exercise 1-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 20, 2023. MCMWTC specializes in mountain warfare training, providing a unique and ideal opportunity to rehearse operations in a mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, pull equipment up a cliff using rope techniques during a simulated cliff assault as part of Mountain Exercise 1-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 20, 2023. MCMWTC specializes in mountain warfare training, providing a unique and ideal opportunity to rehearse operations in a mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jakob Santos, a Davie, Florida native, small unmanned aircraft systems operator with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (REIN), 7th Marine Regiment, inspects an R80D Skyraider drone during Exercise Apollo Shield at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct 19. 2023. Exercise Apollo Shield is the culminating event of Marine Corps Warfighting Lab’s 1-year crawl-walk-run bilateral effort to test equipment capabilities and evaluate tactics, techniques, and procedures. The Combat Center provides a training facility capable of truly testing the equipment and it is home to the infantry battalion experiment 2030, the first unit to receive the equipment tested by MCWL. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jakob Santos, a Davie, Florida native, small unmanned aircraft systems operator with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (REIN), 7th Marine Regiment, inspects an R80D Skyraider drone during Exercise Apollo Shield at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct 19. 2023. Exercise Apollo Shield is the culminating event of Marine Corps Warfighting Lab’s 1-year crawl-walk-run bilateral effort to test equipment capabilities and evaluate tactics, techniques, and procedures. The Combat Center provides a training facility capable of truly testing the equipment and it is home to the infantry battalion experiment 2030, the first unit to receive the equipment tested by MCWL. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct a simulated cliff assault during Mountain Exercise 1-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 20, 2023. MCMWTC specializes in mountain warfare training, providing a unique and ideal opportunity to rehearse operations in a mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct a simulated cliff assault during Mountain Exercise 1-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 20, 2023. MCMWTC specializes in mountain warfare training, providing a unique and ideal opportunity to rehearse operations in a mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, prepares to land during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, prepares to land during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, prepares to land during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, prepares to land during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, prepares to land during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, prepares to land during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, prepares to land during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, prepares to land during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft crew chief with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, scans the landing zone during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft crew chief with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, scans the landing zone during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Gonzalez, an infantry Marine with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, posts security during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Gonzalez, an infantry Marine with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, posts security during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, prepares to land during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, prepares to land during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, prepares to land during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, prepares to land during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. The NEO allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief, and execute while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities, and civil considerations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty

Family members and guests from around Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center enjoy the Jack O’ Lantern Jubilee event at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 27, 2023. The Jack O’ Lantern Jubilee and other Marine Corps Community Services events are hosted yearly to support and enhance the quality of life for the service members, Department of Defense civilians, and families of The Combat Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

Family members and guests from around Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center enjoy the Jack O’ Lantern Jubilee event at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 27, 2023. The Jack O’ Lantern Jubilee and other Marine Corps Community Services events are hosted yearly to support and enhance the quality of life for the service members, Department of Defense civilians, and families of The Combat Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia

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