MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. - Maj. Josh Cormier, CH-53E pilot and maintenance officer for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, gives a pre-flight brief to his fellow pilots prior to a mission to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 9 during Exercise Javelin Thrust 2012. Javelin Thrust is an annual large-scale exercise which allows active and reserve Marines and sailors from 38 different states to train together as a seamless Marine Air Ground Task Force. (photo by Master Sgt. Chris W. Cox)