Brig. Gen. Bradley James, the commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, reads the names on bricks that were laid to memorialize the lives of the 15 Marines and one sailor who died in a C-130 plane crash in July 2017, in Moorhead, Miss., Oct. 19, 2017. James attended the memorial event that not only paid tribute to the fallen service members, but to also celebrate the 200th birthday of the state of Mississippi. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson) - Brig. Gen. Bradley James, the commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, reads the names on bricks that were laid to memorialize the lives of the 15 Marines and one sailor who died in a C-130 plane crash in July 2017, in Moorhead, Miss., Oct. 19, 2017. James attended the memorial event that not only paid tribute to the fallen service members, but to also celebrate the 200th birthday of the state of Mississippi. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson)

Sergeant Maj. Larry Liechty, sergeant major of Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, pays his respects to nine Marines of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452, 4th MAW, MARFORRES, following a memorial at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Aug. 27, 2017. - Sergeant Maj. Larry Liechty, sergeant major of Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, pays his respects to nine Marines of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452, 4th MAW, MARFORRES, following a memorial at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Aug. 27, 2017. The Marines were among 15 Marines and one sailor killed in a KC-130T accident, July 10, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson)

Reserve Marines and Army personnel work on heavy equipment during Integrated Readiness Training Old Harbor, June 20, 2017 in Old Harbor, Alaska. Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, led exercise IRT Old Harbor during which service members trained in a wide variety of skills while extending Old Harbor’s runway from 2,700 feet to 4,700 feet helping facilitate economic development. - Reserve Marines and Army personnel work on heavy equipment during Integrated Readiness Training Old Harbor, June 20, 2017 in Old Harbor, Alaska. Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, led exercise IRT Old Harbor during which service members trained in a wide variety of skills while extending Old Harbor’s runway from 2,700 feet to 4,700 feet helping facilitate economic development.

Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, held a memorial ceremony Sept. 18, 2016, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, La., to honor two fallen pilots from their unit. Maj. Erik A. Boyce and Maj. Jason Grogan were killed July 6, 2016, when the Bell 525 helicopter they were piloting crashed near Arlington, Texas. Grogan and Boyce were both assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Detachment A, at NAS JRB New Orleans at the time of their deaths. - Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, held a memorial ceremony Sept. 18, 2016, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, La., to honor two fallen pilots from their unit. Maj. Erik A. Boyce and Maj. Jason Grogan were killed July 6, 2016, when the Bell 525 helicopter they were piloting crashed near Arlington, Texas. Grogan and Boyce were both assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Detachment A, at NAS JRB New Orleans at the time of their deaths.

HM1(FMF) Argenis Mendoza (second from right), leading petty officer with Surgical Company B, 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, poses for a picture with Marines and Sailors from 4th MLG in Mozambique, Africa, during Operation Shared Accord in June 2010. Mendoza, a surgical technologist, is the Reserve component recipient of the 2015 Marine Forces Reserve Sailor of the Year award. [Courtesy photo by HM1(FMF) Argenis Mendoza] - HM1(FMF) Argenis Mendoza (second from right), leading petty officer with Surgical Company B, 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, poses for a picture with Marines and Sailors from 4th MLG in Mozambique, Africa, during Operation Shared Accord in June 2010. Mendoza, a surgical technologist, is the Reserve component recipient of the 2015 Marine Forces Reserve Sailor of the Year award. [Courtesy photo by HM1(FMF) Argenis Mendoza]

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, presents a folded flag to the widow of Sgt. Carson Holmquist, a motor transport maintenance chief with Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, during his funeral July 25, 2015 in Grantsburg, Wis. Holmquist, along with three other Marines and a Sailor, was killed in an attack at the Naval Operation Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community of Grantsburg gathered to honor the memory and sacrifice of Holmquist and his fallen brothers-in-arms. - Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, presents a folded flag to the widow of Sgt. Carson Holmquist, a motor transport maintenance chief with Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, during his funeral July 25, 2015 in Grantsburg, Wis. Holmquist, along with three other Marines and a Sailor, was killed in an attack at the Naval Operation Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community of Grantsburg gathered to honor the memory and sacrifice of Holmquist and his fallen brothers-in-arms.

A F/A-18 Hornet Marine aircraft lands on a Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field during Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 aboard Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms, California, June 7, 2014. ITX 4-14, a cornerstone of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Program, is the largest annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve training exercise that helps sharpen skills for Reserve units. - A F/A-18 Hornet Marine aircraft lands on a Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field during Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 aboard Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms, California, June 7, 2014. ITX 4-14, a cornerstone of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Program, is the largest annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve training exercise that helps sharpen skills for Reserve units.

Marine administrative message 498/14 authorizes the transition and conversion retraining for Marine naval aviators and naval flight officers for Selected Marine Corps Reserve units within the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. - Marine administrative message 498/14 authorizes the transition and conversion retraining for Marine naval aviators and naval flight officers for Selected Marine Corps Reserve units within the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

Lt. Gen. Richard Mills, the commander of Marine Forces Reserve, addresses the crowd during a ceremony to commemorate the arrival of the first Marine Corps Reserve KC-130J to Marine Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on March 18. - Lt. Gen. Richard Mills, the commander of Marine Forces Reserve, addresses the crowd during a ceremony to commemorate the arrival of the first Marine Corps Reserve KC-130J to Marine Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on March 18.

Col. Robert T. Tobin, Marine Aircraft Group-49 commander, speaks during a hangar dedication ceremony held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Oct. 19. MAG-49 dedicated two hangars in honor of Lt. Cols. David S. Greene and Franklin P. Kolbe Jr. who both died in service to their country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katherine Tereyama) - Col. Robert T. Tobin, Marine Aircraft Group-49 commander, speaks during a hangar dedication ceremony held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Oct. 19. MAG-49 dedicated two hangars in honor of Lt. Cols. David S. Greene and Franklin P. Kolbe Jr. who both died in service to their country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katherine Tereyama)