Lance Cpl. Miguel Salazar, an unmanned aerial vehicle technician with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, returns an RQ-7 Shadow to the VMU-4 hanger at Camp Wilson, Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 22, 2017. - Lance Cpl. Miguel Salazar, an unmanned aerial vehicle technician with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, returns an RQ-7 Shadow to the VMU-4 hanger at Camp Wilson, Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 22, 2017. VMU-4 provided aerial reconnaissance in support of the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES final battalion exercise of ITX 4-17. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stanley Moy)

U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4, Marine Aircraft Group 41, Marine Forces Reserve prepare to launch the RQ-7 Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System on Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 19th, 2017. - An RQ-7 Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System before being loaded onto the launcher on Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 19th, 2017. The RQ-7 is helping Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4, Marine Aircraft Group 41, Marine Forces Reserve make history as it is utilized to conduct yearly surveys of deer and buffalo populations on the base, a job formerly tasked to manned helicopters. In addition to offering a low-cost solution to conducting wildlife surveys, the exercise also provides valuable training to Marines who are learning to use the UAVs for aerial reconnaissance in areas of conflict. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Desiree D King)

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.

Lt. Col. Thomas Ready (left), commanding officer of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, Maj. Kevin Szepe (center), operations officer of VMFA-112 , and Col. Tray Ardese (right), commanding officer, Marine Aircraft Group 41, were presented with the Secretary of the Navy’s Safety Excellence Award for Marine Corps Reserve Aviation Safety Oct. 20, 2014, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. VMFA-112’s focus on mission safety resulted in zero mishaps during fiscal year 2013. - Lt. Col. Thomas Ready (left), commanding officer of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, Maj. Kevin Szepe (center), operations officer of VMFA-112 , and Col. Tray Ardese (right), commanding officer, Marine Aircraft Group 41, were presented with the Secretary of the Navy’s Safety Excellence Award for Marine Corps Reserve Aviation Safety Oct. 20, 2014, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. VMFA-112’s focus on mission safety resulted in zero mishaps during fiscal year 2013.

Lance Cpl. Elias Gobble, a reconnaissance Marine with Ground Combat Element, Black Sea Rotational Force 12, surveys the landing site after disembarking a Polish amphibious tractor prior to securing a beachhead during Exercise BALTOPS 2012, June 4. The Marines and sailors of BSRF 12 joined Lithuanian infantry soldiers in the first amphibious landing on Lithuanian soil in 40 years. - Lance Cpl. Elias Gobble, a reconnaissance Marine with Ground Combat Element, Black Sea Rotational Force 12, surveys the landing site after disembarking a Polish amphibious tractor prior to securing a beachhead during Exercise BALTOPS 2012, June 4. The Marines and sailors of BSRF 12 joined Lithuanian infantry soldiers in the first amphibious landing on Lithuanian soil in 40 years.