Readiness

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jacob Schwam, a pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, gives the thumbs up for the UH-1Y Huey to take-off for a battlefield survey with Col. Thomas E. Prentice, commanding officer, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES, at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17, June 20, 2017. The scouting mission was in preparation of the 25th Marine Regiment final battalion exercise during ITX 4-17. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Imari J. Dubose)