Capt. Michael Roberson, a UH-1N Huey utility helicopter pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts a simulated close-air support mission at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 17, 2012. Roberson is a Columbia, S.C., native and has deployed four times to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released) - Capt. Michael Roberson, a UH-1N Huey utility helicopter pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts a simulated close-air support mission at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 17, 2012. Roberson is a Columbia, S.C., native and has deployed four times to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

UC-12 B “Huron” 318 before its final flight aboard Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans March 18. Marine Transport Squadron Belle Chasse took the twin engine turboprop aircraft on its retirement lap over downtown New Orleans after a decades-long career and nearly 25,000 flight hours. - UC-12 B “Huron” 318 before its final flight aboard Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans March 18. Marine Transport Squadron Belle Chasse took the twin engine turboprop aircraft on its retirement lap over downtown New Orleans after a decades-long career and nearly 25,000 flight hours.

Marines of the MAG-49, Detachment C breathe in the cool air, as they prepare for an early morning flight to the Southern Methodist Stadium in Dallas for the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Dec. 30. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Fenton Reese) - Marines of the MAG-49, Detachment C breathe in the cool air, as they prepare for an early morning flight to the Southern Methodist Stadium in Dallas for the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Dec. 30. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Fenton Reese)