Readiness

An audience waits for the invocation of a memorial ceremony to honor nine Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, Aug. 27, 2017. The memorial was held to honor the lives of nine Marines from VMGR-452 which perished in a KC-130T accident that killed 15 Marines and one sailor, July 10, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson)