Readiness

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaiden Martino, a native of Washington and a communication chief with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 24, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), demonstrates the functions of an Air Traffic Control tower during a Base Defense Zone (BDZ) exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, June 11, 2024. Marines from 2nd Low-Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, MACS-24 and Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271 executed this exercise to enhance confidence and proficiency in BDZ operation (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)