160712-M-AF202-194 MOROCCO (July 12, 2016) U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Moroccan forces participate in exercise African Sea Lion July 12, 2016. 22nd MEU, deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers with Whiskey Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, provides security while other Soldiers conduct a key leader engagement in the village of Sara Kalay in Khowst province, Afghanistan, June 10, 2013. Whiskey Company in partnership with Afghan National Security Forces talk to the population of Sara Kalay to establish relationships with key village elders and to establish needs of the local population. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Robert Porter/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Division, 6th Marine Regiment, 3rd Battalion (3/6), Headquarters and Service Company, Scout Snipers Platoon, engage targets downrange with M110 semi-auto sniper systems during the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) March 28, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/Released)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marines, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, conduct a NEO during WTI 2-13. The Marines utilized aviation assets to quickly insert and execute their mission which included performing crowd control measures. -- (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye, 1st Marine Division COMCAM/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 03, 2013) U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Army service members play water polo at Mina Salman Pier.. The game brought together members of the U.S. Navy, Marines and Army. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mike Lenart/Released)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marines, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, conduct a NEO during WTI 2-13. The Marines utilized aviation assets to quickly insert and execute their mission which included performing crowd control measures. -- (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye, 1st Marine Division COMCAM/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Edwards, assistant team leader, 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV), 6th Marine Regiment, 3rd Battalion (3/6), Headquarters and Service Company, Scout Snipers Platoon, records shot placement for Cpl. Phillip Lilly, scout sniper chief, 2nd MARDIV, 3/6, Headquarters and Service Company, Scout Snipers Platoon, during the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) March 28, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/Released)

160712-M-AF202-135 MOROCCO (July 12, 2016) U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Moroccan forces participate in exercise African Sea Lion July 12, 2016. 22nd MEU, deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra helicopter prepares to land at a refueling station during Final Exercise 1 of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-15 at Sandhill, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 14, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation and Weapon Tactics Squadron (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Allison J. Herman, COMCAM/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps LCpl Joe Ochoa, infantryman, 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fast ropes out of a UH-1Y Huey during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14, April 5, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/ Released)

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying disaster relief supplies is shown prior to a humanitarian mission in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Aug. 7, 2010. Humanitarian relief and evacuation missions are being conducted as part of the disaster relief efforts to assist Pakistanis in flood-stricken regions of the nation. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray, U.S. Army/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Phillip Lilly, scout sniper chief, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conducts a fire and maneuver drill with an M110 semi-auto sniper system during the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) March 29, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/Released)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps mechanics provide necessary maintenance support of aircraft utilized in WTI 2-13, April 4, 2013. Mechanics, many of whom are augment personnel to MAWTS-1 from across the Fleet Marine Force, come together to ensure that the various aircraft are serviced and ready to perform safely during increased flight hours. -- (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye, 1st Marine Division COMCAM/ Released)

SATTAHIP, CHINCHURU,Thailand (Feb. 15, 2017) Petty Officer First Class Somsak Kumwong, with the Royal Thai Navy Diving Training Center, enters the water while working with members of the U.S. Navy’s Underwater Construction Team Two during Cobra Gold 2017. Cobra Gold is the largest multilateral exercise in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and is an integral part of the U.S. commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Christopher Dallaglio)

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Aug. 15, 2013) SeaBotix sales engineer Alex Dowell gives training on the SeaBotix remote-operated vehicle to Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1. CTG 56.1 provides mine countermeasures, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage diving, counter terrorism, and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wyatt Huggett/Released)

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Colten Harms, assigned to Fort Riley Warrior Transition Unit, retrieves his arrow during archery training at the Arlington Fairfax Chapter of the IZAAK Walton League olympic archery range for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at Centreville, Virginia, June 7, 2015. Harms is one of more than 40 Active Duty and Veteran athletes training at Fort Belvoir. He will represent Team Army in the field competition and archery competition in the 2015 DOD Warrior Games held at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia, June 19-28. The 2015 DOD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and Veterans. Approximately 250 athletes, representing teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command and the British Armed Forces will compete in archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track & field and wheelchair basketball. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Garry Abidin/Released)

Afghan Commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak patrol the village of Payendi during a clearing operation in Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan on July 11, 2011. The Commandos were advised and assisted by a U.S. Navy SEAL team with Special Operations Task Force - South. (U.S. Army Photo by SPC Jeff Collet/ Not Released)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. Decisive action rotations are reflective of the complexities of potential adversaries our nation could face and include: guerilla, insurgent, criminal, and near-peer conventional forces woven into one dynamic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hughes, 1st Combat Camera Squadron)

170924-N-BD107-007 PUERTO RICO (Sept. 24, 2017) - Seabees assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 set up their base camp in Puerto Rico. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and as one component of the overall whole-of-government response efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Liam Kennedy/RELEASED)

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), engage targets with M4 Carbines during an advanced marksmanship range in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Aug. 19, 2013. The Marines conducted the range in 115 degree heat with a full combat load to acclimate themselves to harsh desert environments. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Soldiers of the 1138th Transportation Company, Missouri Army National Guard participate in the Leadership Reaction Course in support of Golden Coyote, Rapid City, S.D., June 13, 2017. The Golden Coyote exercise is a three-phase, scenario-driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables commanders to focus on mission essential task requirements, warrior tasks and drills. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffery Harris)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, practice casualty evacuation during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14, April 5, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/ Released)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division position their M777 towed 155 mm howitzer near Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 03, 2017. Battery C is supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

RED SEA (May 20, 2014) A U.S. Navy 34-foot Sea Ark Dauntless-class tactical craft, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.7, Coastal Riverine Group 3, provides security for the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) in the Red Sea, May 20, 2014, in preparation for Exercise Eager Lion 14. CTG-56.7 conducts maritime security operations to ensure freedom of movement for strategic shipping and naval vessels operating in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Sandberg/Released)

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U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct double bag static line parachute operations from UH-60 Black Hawks assigned to Alpha Company, 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) from the Montana Army National Guard in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 5, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

151025-M-ED118-054 DOGANBEY, Turkey (Oct. 25, 2015) U.S. Marines assigned to Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit , and Turkish Marines receive a training brief during Exercise Egemen 2015 in Doganbey, Turkey Oct. 25. Egemen is a Turkish-led and hosted amphibious exercise designed to increase tactical proficiencies and interoperability among participants. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed to the 6th fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jalen D. Phillips/ Released)

151025-M-ED118-274 DOGANBEY, Turkey (Oct. 25, 2015) U.S. Marines assigned to Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit , and Turkish Marines clear buildings during Exercise Egemen 2015 in Doganbey, Turkey Oct. 25. Egemen is a Turkish-led and hosted amphibious exercise designed to increase tactical proficiencies and interoperability among participants. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed to the 6th fleet area of in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jalen D. Phillips/ Released)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. Decisive action rotations are reflective of the complexities of potential adversaries our nation could face and include: guerilla, insurgent, criminal, and near-peer conventional forces woven into one dynamic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hughes, 1st Combat Camera Squadron)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, conduct live-fire training during Talon Exercise 2-13, March 26, 2013. -- (U.S. Marine Corps photographs by Cpl. Vernon T. Meekins, 2nd Marine Division COMCAM/Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft prepares to land during Final Exercise 1 of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-15 at Sandhill, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 13, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation and Weapon Tactics Squadron (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Allison J. Herman, COMCAM/Released)

130520-N-OA702-015 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 20, 2013) Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class Ben Chellew, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, DET. ONE, inserts swim fins prior to entering the water during a simulated man overboard drill. HSC-26 DET. ONE is a Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) asset attached to Commander, Task Force 53 to provide combat logistics and search and rescue capability throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Sandberg/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Edwards, assistant team leader, 2nd Marine Division, 6th Marine Regiment, 3rd Battalion (3/6), Headquarters and Service Company, Scout Snipers Platoon, looks through a scope before engaging targets downrange with an M40A5 during the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) March 28, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/Released)

海兵隊ハワイ基地の訓練場で行われている上級歩兵コースで、移動のためにM240マシンガンを担いで歩く海兵隊伍長。

160712-M-AF202-193 MOROCCO (July 12, 2016) U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Moroccan forces participate in exercise African Sea Lion July 12, 2016. 22nd MEU, deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct military freefall parachute operations from UH-60 Black Hawks assigned to Alpha Company, 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) from the Montana Army National Guard in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 5, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

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Alton Stocks, Commander Navy Medicine East, watches personnel from USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) play soccer with a Salvadoran team during Continuing Promise (CP11). Comfort is deployed as part of CP11, a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Davis/RELEASED)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force conduct a fast rope exercise out of a CH-53E Super Stallion at Auxiliary Airfield 2, Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 2, 2015. This training evolution is apart of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-16, a seven week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Summer Dowding MAWTS-1 COMCAM/ Released)

U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) return to Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 12, 2017. U.S. Marines aboard the 11th MEU return home after a seven month deployment after participating in multiple operations spanning the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Kierkegaard).

U.S. Army Active Duty and Veteran athletes celebrate after U.S. Army Spc. Chastity Kuczer (second from left), Warrior Transition Battalion, Fort Knox, Ky., U.S. Army Veteran Capt. Frank Barroquiero (center), Brick, N.J., and U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Colten Harms (second from the right), Warrior Transition Battalion, Fort Riley, Kan. win the gold medal in the Compound Team Archery Competition at the 2015 Departement of Defense Warrior Games, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Va., on June 22. The 2015 DOD Warrior Games are held from June 19-28. The games are an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and Veterans. Approximately 250 athletes, representing teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command and the British Armed Forces will compete in archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track & field and wheelchair basketball. (U.S Army Photo by Pfc Adasia Ortiz/Released)

160712-M-AF202-071 MOROCCO (July 12, 2016) U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Moroccan forces participate in exercise African Sea Lion July 12, 2016. 22nd MEU, deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders)

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U.S. Marines, Sailors, and Civilians gather for the remembrance ceremony of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Giancarlo Y. Goyone held inside the chapel on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, April 1, 2016. Goyone was a Facilities Engineer Clerk with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler Japan; he was assigned to Okinawa in 2014.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Allison Lotz/Released)

U.S. Army Maj. Steve Vetrano passes out candy to Afghan boys at the Director of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock training facility in the Kapisa province of Afghanistan July 27, 2010. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray, U.S. Army/Released)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps air traffic controllers receive hands-on instruction with the AN/PRC-150 High-Frequency Radio March 21, 2014. The Marines undergo advance training during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactics and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and empowering aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

151027-M-ED118-060 DOGANBEY, Turkey (Oct. 27, 2015) A Turkish Marine provides suppressive fire during an amphibious assault as part of exercise Egemen 2015 in Doganbey, Turkey, Oct. 27. Egemen is a Turkish-led and hosted amphibious exercise designed to increase tactical proficiencies and interoperability among participants. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed to the 6th fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jalen D. Phillips/ Released)

151027-M-ED118-099 DOGANBEY, Turkey (Oct. 27, 2015) Turkish Marines assault their objective during an amphibious assault as part of exercise Egemen 2015 in Doganbey, Turkey, Oct. 27. Egemen is a Turkish-led and hosted amphibious exercise designed to increase tactical proficiencies and interoperability among participants. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed to the 6th fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jalen D. Phillips/ Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct a fire mission using M40A5s during the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) March 29, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/Released)

A UN-1Y Huey prepares to insert U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force during a Heavy Huey Raid at K-9 Village, Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 1, 2014. The exercise is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-15, a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Xzavior T. McNeal, COMCAM/ Released)

An Iraqi helicopter prepares to land during aircraft familiarization at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2016. This training is critical to enabling the Iraqi security forces to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as they work to regain territory from the terrorist group and supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve's building partner capacity mission. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)