160728-M-AF202-168 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 28, 2016) Marines and Sailors assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) conduct flight operations aboard the Wasp on July 28, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/Released)

U.S. Army Sgt. Arthur Ruepong, assigned to the 55th Signal Company (COMCAM), fires his assigned M4 rrifle for a qualification range during a bi-annual Field Training Exercise (FTX), Fort AP Hill, Va., Sept. 23, 2015. The 55th Signal Company conducts a FTX twice a year in order to maintain tactical proficiency, as well as to develop and prepare Soldiers for the rigor of combat. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christophe D. Paul/Released)

Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Gen. Robert B. Neller poses for a photo with Marines and guests attending the CMC Birthday Ball at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Oxen Hill, Md., Nov. 12, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samantha K. Braun)

Servicemembers act as belay people while their classmates rappel out of a UH-60 Blackhawk during Day 9 of Air Assault School on Camp Smith, N.Y., July 29, 2010. (U. S. Army photo by Pfc. Jose L. Torres-Cooban / Released)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), climbs a ladder as he conducts an amphibious insertion onto maritime infrastructure while training foreign Marines in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 1, 2013. 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. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher J. Coxe with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, guides a forklift from a KC-130J Hercules aircraft 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)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps aviation communication systems technicians, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 (MTACS-38), install grounding rods for high-frequency antennas during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 1, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

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)

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., left, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, presents an American flag to retired Sgt. Maj. Craig D. Cressman, right, during a relief and appointment ceremony for battalion sergeant major, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps, Henderson Hall at the Henderson Hall portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall April 10. Cressman retired from the Corps after 31 years of service. (Photo by Cpl. Tia Dufour)

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)

LANDING ZONE BULL ASSAULT, Calif. - U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey lowers a 10K net containing a 2,000 pound water bladder during Weapons and Tactic Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 5, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

LANDING ZONE BULL ASSAULT, Calif. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beemster, landing support specialists, Combat Logistics Regiment 27 (CLR-27), 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepares a 2,000 pound water bladder for lift by MV-22 Osprey while serving as member of a helicopter support team during Weapons and Tactic Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 5, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observe as a foreign soldier climbs a ladder during simulated Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) training in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Aug. 27, 2013. 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)

A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, climbs a mountainside during a training mission on Fort Knox, Ky., April 24, 2014. 3rd Battalion is undergoing annual Task Force Training to evaluate how their Soldiers perform during operational situations. Rangers are constantly training to maintain the highest level of tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Gabriel Segura/ Released)

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 21, 2015) A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducts flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 21, 2015. The 26th MEU, deployed as part of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jalen D. Phillips/ Released)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Montgomery, assigned to the 55th Signal Company (COMCAM), adjusts his Monocular Night Vision Device (MNVD) AN/PVS-14 before a night life fire during a bi-annual Field Training Exercise (FTX), Fort AP Hill, Va., Sept. 23, 2015. The 55th Signal Company conducts a FTX twice a year in order to maintain tactical proficiency, as well as to develop and prepare Soldiers for the rigor of combat. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christophe D. Paul/Released)

LANDING ZONE BULL ASSAULT, Calif. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jason Winslow, landing support specialists, Combat Logistics Regiment 27 (CLR-27), 2nd Marine Logistics Group, provides helicopter support team assistance for MV-22 Ospreys during Weapons and Tactic Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 5, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Gen. Robert B. Neller poses for a photo with Marines and guests attending the CMC Birthday Ball at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Oxen Hill, Md., Nov. 12, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samantha K. Braun)

LANDING ZONE BULL ASSAULT, Calif. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eric Fisher, motor transport operator, Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 (MWSS-371), sets up an entry control point in support of a Forward Arming Refueling Point during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 5, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps artillerymen, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, conduct an Artillery Raid with assistance from CH-53 Super Stallion helicopters in support during WTI 2-13. Marines conduct integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force training to ensure readiness in any climb and place. -- (U.S. Marine Corps photographs by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye, 1st Marine Division COMCAM/Released)

US Navy (USN) Hospitalman Third Class (HM3) Nicholas Herrera, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines Regiment, Kilo Company, 2nd Platoon, 1st Squad, is armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle as he mans a security position at a pumping station near the Euphrates River, in Zaidon, Iraq, during Operation Scimitar. USMC Marines assigned to the 2nd Marine Division are conducting counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to isolate and neutralize Anti-Iraqi Forces, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.

U.S. senior enlisted Soldiers, assigned to the 55th Signal Company (COMCAM), observe a team going through an obstacle while on a lane for a Live Fire Exercise (LFX) rehearsal during a bi-annual Field Training Exercise (FTX), Fort AP Hill, Va., Sept. 26, 2015. The 55th Signal Company conducts a FTX twice a year in order to maintain tactical proficiency, as well as to develop and prepare Soldiers for the rigor of combat. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christophe D. Paul/Released)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angel Cruz, aviation communication systems technicians, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 (MTACS-38), installs grounding rods for high-frequency antennas during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 1, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

LANDING ZONE BULL ASSAULT, Calif. - U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys arrive at a forward arming refueling point during Weapons and Tactic Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 5, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines fires a M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Qatar, April 22, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multilateral exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Partner nations dance during the U.S. cultural day at Exercise Khaan Quest 2017 at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, July 30, 2017. Khaan Quest 2017 is a Mongolian-hosted, combined, joint training exercise designed to strengthen the capabilities of the U.S., Mongolia and other partner nations in international peacekeeping operations.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Rosas)

040624-A-2262B-051.Col. Dana Pittard, Commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, inspects buildings bombed by Coalition Forces while rebel forces attempted to build stronghold points in the local urban area. Violence erupted in the city of Ba'qubah, Iraq, June 24, 2004. The struggle during the insurgent uprising left a death tool of approximately 15 Iraqi police officers, 2 US Soldiers, and more than 30 rebels..(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Klaus Baesu) (Released)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 augment personnel wait for the arrival of the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) commanding officer and sergeant major March 19, 2014. 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, COMCAM/Released)

LANDING ZONE BULL ASSAULT, Calif. - U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey departs after lower a 10K net containing a 2,000 pound water bladder during Weapons and Tactic Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 5, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Teddy Wade, assigned to the 55th Signal Company (COMCAM), talks to his team after they finishes goung through their lane for a Live Fire Exercise (LFX) rehearsal during a bi-annual Field Training Exercise (FTX), Fort AP Hill, Va., Sept. 26, 2015. The 55th Signal Company conducts a FTX twice a year in order to maintain tactical proficiency, as well as to develop and prepare Soldiers for the rigor of combat. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christophe D. Paul/Released)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Caycee Watson documents the combined arms demonstration during the South Carolina Guard Air & Ground Expo at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, May 6, 2017. This expo is to showcase the abilities of South Carolina National Guard Airmen and Soldiers while saying thank you for the support of fellow South Carolinians and the surrounding community. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brian Calhoun)

ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 29, 2014) Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.7, provide security aboard a Kuwaiti tug boat as it transits open water. 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 Corey Green/Released)

U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force cross a danger area 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 Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, COMCAM/ Released)

Servicemembers rappel out of a UH-60 Blackhawk during Day 9 of Air Assault School on Camp Smith, N.Y., July 29, 2010. (U. S. Army photo by Pfc. Jose L. Torres-Cooban / Released)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps artillerymen, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, conduct an Artillery Raid with assistance from CH-53 Super Stallion helicopters in support during WTI 2-13. Marines conduct integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force training to ensure readiness in any climb and place. -- (U.S. Marine Corps photographs by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye, 1st Marine Division COMCAM/Released)

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)

160815-M-BE869-148 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 15, 2016) The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) steams through the Mediterranean Sea Aug. 15, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/Released)

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)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Kujanpaa, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), combat videographer, prepares to film a CH-53E Super Stallion tactics exercise at Auxiliary Airfield 2, Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 2, 2015. This training evolution is part 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)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps artillerymen, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, conduct an Artillery Raid with assistance from CH-53 Super Stallion helicopters in support during WTI 2-13. Marines conduct integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force training to ensure readiness in any climb and place. -- (U.S. Marine Corps photographs by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye, 1st Marine Division COMCAM/Released)

YUMA, Ariz. - Students arrive and begin the check-in process for Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-14 at Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1). See us on Facebook at Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadrone One Combat Camera. (U.S. Marine Corps photographs by Lance Cpl. Eryn L. Rudolph, 3rd MAW COMCAM/Released)

U.S. Army Soldier 1st Lt. Pierce Laedtke, with the 753rd Quartermaster Company, conducts troop leading procedures Warrior Exercise 2015 (WAREX) at Fort McCoy, Wis., May 07, 2015. WAREX is an annual training exercise that includes more than 6,000 Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Russell/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Command Element conduct static line parachute operations from a KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, over Djibouti, Aug. 10, 2013. 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)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher D. Faulkner, left, aviation ordnance systems technician, Marine Air Logistics Squadron 31, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Milhorn, aviation ordnance systems technician, Marine Air Logistics Squadron 13, Marine Aircraft Wing 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, torques the tail kit of a 500 pound joint direct attack ammunition off of a MV-22 Osprey during a Spider forward arming refueling point in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-14 March 28, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (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 photograph by Lance Cpl. Adrianna R. Lincoln, 1st MARDIV COMCAM/ Released)

AV-8B aircraft with VMA-214 practice arial demonstation routines at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 4, 2016. The aircraft are scheduled to appear in the MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day 2016 Air Show. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Farbo/ Released)

LANDING ZONE BULL ASSAULT, Calif. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christian Yanko, landing support specialists, Combat Logistics Regiment 27 (CLR-27), 2nd Marine Logistics Group, radios team members before the arrival of MV-22 Osprey during Weapons and Tactic Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 5, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

Partner nations dance during the U.S. cultural day at Exercise Khaan Quest 2017 at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, July 30, 2017. Khaan Quest 2017 is a Mongolian-hosted, combined, joint training exercise designed to strengthen the capabilities of the U.S., Mongolia and other partner nations in international peacekeeping operations.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Rosas)

An AH-1W Super Cobra and a UH-1N Huey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepares to conduct flight deck operations aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Aug. 19, 2013. 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 photograph by Gunnery Sgt. Michael Kropiewnicki/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)