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MARADMIN 596/14 announces eligibility and procedures for Marine Corps Reserve fiscal year 2015 avation retention pay bonuses. Eligible pilots with an approved Selected Marine Corps Reserve squadron can now apply for a bonus in exchange for three years of satisfactory service in a Selected Marine Corps Reserve Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Raquel Barraza)

MARADMIN 596/14 announces eligibility and procedures for Marine Corps Reserve fiscal year 2015 avation retention pay bonuses. Eligible pilots with an approved Selected Marine Corps Reserve squadron can now apply for a bonus in exchange for three years of satisfactory service in a Selected Marine Corps Reserve Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Raquel Barraza)

Photo by Cpl. Raquel Barraza

A F/A-18 Hornet Marine aircraft lands on a Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field during Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 aboard Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms, California, June 7, 2014. ITX 4-14, a cornerstone of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Program, is the largest annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve training exercise that helps sharpen skills for Reserve units.

A F/A-18 Hornet Marine aircraft lands on a Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field during Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 aboard Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms, California, June 7, 2014. ITX 4-14, a cornerstone of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Program, is the largest annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve training exercise that helps sharpen skills for Reserve units.

Photo by Cpl. Lauren Whitney

Marine administrative message 498/14 authorizes the transition and conversion retraining for Marine naval aviators and naval flight officers for Selected Marine Corps Reserve units within the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

Marine administrative message 498/14 authorizes the transition and conversion retraining for Marine naval aviators and naval flight officers for Selected Marine Corps Reserve units within the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ian Ferro

Marines walk out to a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter operated by the 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, New Mexico Army National Guard in a joint service exercise for preparation, situational awareness and medic familiarization during Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms California, June 13, 2014. ITX 4-14 is the largest annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve training exercise, which helps refine skills necessary to seamlessly integrate with active duty counterparts as well as operate as a complete MAGTF. (U.S. Marine photo by Sgt. Adwin Esters/Released)

Marines walk out to a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter operated by the 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, New Mexico Army National Guard in a joint service exercise for preparation, situational awareness and medic familiarization during Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms California, June 13, 2014. ITX 4-14 is the largest annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve training exercise, which helps refine skills necessary to seamlessly integrate with active duty counterparts as well as operate as a complete MAGTF. (U.S. Marine photo by Sgt. Adwin Esters/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Adwin Esters

Lance Cpl. John Buckly, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, looks out for obstacles during an area familiarization flight as a part of Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 here June 7, 2014. The flight operation was the first during ITX 4-14, a two-week exercise and the first time for the pilots flying in a desert environment since last year’s ITX. ITX is the largest Marine Corps Reserve training exercise with more than 4,000 Marines and sailors participating from units across the United States. The exercise focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms during global contingencies.

Lance Cpl. John Buckly, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, looks out for obstacles during an area familiarization flight as a part of Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 here June 7, 2014. The flight operation was the first during ITX 4-14, a two-week exercise and the first time for the pilots flying in a desert environment since last year’s ITX. ITX is the largest Marine Corps Reserve training exercise with more than 4,000 Marines and sailors participating from units across the United States. The exercise focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms during global contingencies.

Photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood

Cpl. Steve Verovich, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter crewman with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, looks out for obstacles during an area familiarization flight as a part of Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 here June 7, 2014. The flight operation was the first during ITX 2014, a two-week exercise and the first time for the pilots flying in a desert environment since last year’s ITX. ITX is the largest Marine Corps Reserve training exercise with more than 4,000 Marines and sailors participating from units across the United States. The exercise focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms during global contingencies.

Cpl. Steve Verovich, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter crewman with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, looks out for obstacles during an area familiarization flight as a part of Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 here June 7, 2014. The flight operation was the first during ITX 2014, a two-week exercise and the first time for the pilots flying in a desert environment since last year’s ITX. ITX is the largest Marine Corps Reserve training exercise with more than 4,000 Marines and sailors participating from units across the United States. The exercise focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms during global contingencies.

Photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood

Captain Ian Gough, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter pilot with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, rides as a passenger in a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter before his flying time during an area familiarization flight as part of Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 here June 7, 2014. The flight was the first flight operation conducted during the two-week exercise and the first time the squadron’s pilots had flown in a desert environment since last year’s ITX. ITX is the largest Marine Corps Reserve training exercise with more than 4,000 Marines and sailors participating from units across the United States. The exercise focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms during global contingencies.

Captain Ian Gough, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter pilot with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, rides as a passenger in a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter before his flying time during an area familiarization flight as part of Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 here June 7, 2014. The flight was the first flight operation conducted during the two-week exercise and the first time the squadron’s pilots had flown in a desert environment since last year’s ITX. ITX is the largest Marine Corps Reserve training exercise with more than 4,000 Marines and sailors participating from units across the United States. The exercise focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms during global contingencies.

Photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood

Staff Sgt. Paul Wood, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, sits in the helicopter as it prepares to take off during an area familiarization flight as part of Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 here June 7, 2014. The flight was the first flight operation during the two-week exercise and the first time the pilots had flown in a desert environment since last year’s ITX. ITX is the largest Marine Corps Reserve training exercise with more than 4,000 Marines and sailors participating from units across the United States. The exercise focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms during global contingencies.

Staff Sgt. Paul Wood, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, sits in the helicopter as it prepares to take off during an area familiarization flight as part of Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 here June 7, 2014. The flight was the first flight operation during the two-week exercise and the first time the pilots had flown in a desert environment since last year’s ITX. ITX is the largest Marine Corps Reserve training exercise with more than 4,000 Marines and sailors participating from units across the United States. The exercise focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms during global contingencies.

Photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood

Capt. Sean Hicks, Defensive Contract Management Agency pilot; Capt. Daniel Turaj, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773 pilot, and Gunnery Sgt. Jason Joly, DCMA crew chief, land the second UH-1Y Yankee to arrive at HMLA-773 April 25, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. HMLA-773 received a total of three Yankees at each of the squadron’s three detachments as part of a fleet upgrade from the UH-1N Huey.

Capt. Sean Hicks, Defensive Contract Management Agency pilot; Capt. Daniel Turaj, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773 pilot, and Gunnery Sgt. Jason Joly, DCMA crew chief, land the second UH-1Y Yankee to arrive at HMLA-773 April 25, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. HMLA-773 received a total of three Yankees at each of the squadron’s three detachments as part of a fleet upgrade from the UH-1N Huey.

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Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve unload a Backhoe Loader followed by a Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose Tractor in Old Harbor, Alaska, April 7, 2014. The engineer equipment will be used during Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, a project to extend a remote runway beginning in May running through August. The project will continue work started by the Marine Corps Reserve in 2013 to extend a remote village runway by about 2000 feet.

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve unload a Backhoe Loader followed by a Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose Tractor in Old Harbor, Alaska, April 7, 2014. The engineer equipment will be used during Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, a project to extend a remote runway beginning in May running through August. The project will continue work started by the Marine Corps Reserve in 2013 to extend a remote village runway by about 2000 feet.

Photo by Sgt. William Montgomery

Staff Sgt. William Rueppel, a Marine with Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, drives a Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose Tractor in Old Harbor, Alaska, April 7, 2014. The engineer equipment will be used during Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, a project to extend a remote runway beginning in May running through August. The project will continue work started by the Marine Corps Reserve in 2013 to extend a remote village runway by about 2000 feet.

Staff Sgt. William Rueppel, a Marine with Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, drives a Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose Tractor in Old Harbor, Alaska, April 7, 2014. The engineer equipment will be used during Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, a project to extend a remote runway beginning in May running through August. The project will continue work started by the Marine Corps Reserve in 2013 to extend a remote village runway by about 2000 feet.

Photo by Sgt. William Montgomery

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, unload engineering equipment using a Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose Tractor in Old Harbor, Alaska, April 7, 2014. The engineer equipment will be used during Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, a project to extend a remote runway beginning in May running through August. The project will continue work started by the Marine Corps Reserve in 2013 to extend a remote village runway by about 2000 feet.

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, unload engineering equipment using a Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose Tractor in Old Harbor, Alaska, April 7, 2014. The engineer equipment will be used during Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, a project to extend a remote runway beginning in May running through August. The project will continue work started by the Marine Corps Reserve in 2013 to extend a remote village runway by about 2000 feet.

Photo by Sgt. William Montgomery

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, the commander of Marine Forces Reserve, presents U.S. Rep. Kay Granger with a plaque commemorating the arrival of the first Marine Corps Reserve KC-130J to Marine Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on March 18.

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, the commander of Marine Forces Reserve, presents U.S. Rep. Kay Granger with a plaque commemorating the arrival of the first Marine Corps Reserve KC-130J to Marine Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on March 18.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alfred W. Dover

U.S. Rep. Kay Granger stands before the newest addition to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve aviation fleet, the KC-130J, during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on March 18. The “Super Hercules” is the first of 12 new aircraft to be received by Marine Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

U.S. Rep. Kay Granger stands before the newest addition to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve aviation fleet, the KC-130J, during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on March 18. The “Super Hercules” is the first of 12 new aircraft to be received by Marine Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

Photo by Cpl. Kirstin Rodgers

Orlando Carvalho, the executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, addresses the crowd during a ceremony to commemorate the arrival of the first Marine Corps Reserve KC-130J to Marine Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on March 18.

Orlando Carvalho, the executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, addresses the crowd during a ceremony to commemorate the arrival of the first Marine Corps Reserve KC-130J to Marine Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on March 18.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Joel A. Chaverri

The newest addition to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve aviation fleet, the KC-130J, arrives during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on March 18. The “Super Hercules” is the first of 12 new aircraft to be received by Marine Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

The newest addition to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve aviation fleet, the KC-130J, arrives during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on March 18. The “Super Hercules” is the first of 12 new aircraft to be received by Marine Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Joel A. Chaverri

Lt. Gen. Richard Mills, the commander of Marine Forces Reserve, addresses the crowd during a ceremony to commemorate the arrival of the first Marine Corps Reserve KC-130J to Marine Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on March 18.

Lt. Gen. Richard Mills, the commander of Marine Forces Reserve, addresses the crowd during a ceremony to commemorate the arrival of the first Marine Corps Reserve KC-130J to Marine Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on March 18.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Joel A. Chaverri

Marines and corpsmen embark a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter Nov. 7 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during a training event. The Marines and sailors trained on how to properly board and disembark a helicopter as well as securing a stretcher with a casualty in a helicopter. The Marines and corpsmen are with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The CH-53E and crew are with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, currently assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF, under the unit deployment program.

Marines and corpsmen embark a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter Nov. 7 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during a training event. The Marines and sailors trained on how to properly board and disembark a helicopter as well as securing a stretcher with a casualty in a helicopter. The Marines and corpsmen are with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The CH-53E and crew are with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, currently assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF, under the unit deployment program.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donald Peterson

Lance Cpl. Trevor Cannefax of Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 secures his helmet strap before a flight, Nov. 15, 2013, in support of exercise Raven 14-01 here. Exercise Raven is an aviation training exercise designed to provide air support to Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command to better prepare them for their upcoming deployment. (Official photo by Lance Cpl. Brytani Musick)

Lance Cpl. Trevor Cannefax of Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 secures his helmet strap before a flight, Nov. 15, 2013, in support of exercise Raven 14-01 here. Exercise Raven is an aviation training exercise designed to provide air support to Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command to better prepare them for their upcoming deployment. (Official photo by Lance Cpl. Brytani Musick)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brytani Musick

BARSTOW, Calif. – Lance Cpl. Nate Rose of Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 watches one of his escorting AH-1W Super Cobra’s fly in close-by his crew aboard the UH-1N Huey Nov. 15, 2013 near Barstow, Calif., in support of exercise Raven 14-01. Exercise Raven is an aviation training exercise designed to provide air support to Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command to better prepare them for their upcoming deployment. (Official photo by Lance Cpl. Brytani Musick)

BARSTOW, Calif. – Lance Cpl. Nate Rose of Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 watches one of his escorting AH-1W Super Cobra’s fly in close-by his crew aboard the UH-1N Huey Nov. 15, 2013 near Barstow, Calif., in support of exercise Raven 14-01. Exercise Raven is an aviation training exercise designed to provide air support to Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command to better prepare them for their upcoming deployment. (Official photo by Lance Cpl. Brytani Musick)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brytani Musick