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A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, refuels in preparation to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, refuels in preparation to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircrafts with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare for take-off to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircrafts with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare for take-off to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares for take-off to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares for take-off to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Sean Dolan, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, boards an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Sean Dolan, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, boards an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jonathan Gilson, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts final checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jonathan Gilson, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts final checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct final checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct final checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, hold a briefing in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, hold a briefing in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jared Roth, right, and Lance Cpl. William Grigry, left, aircraft ordnance technicians with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct final checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jared Roth, right, and Lance Cpl. William Grigry, left, aircraft ordnance technicians with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct final checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Samuel Nemomsa, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, refuels an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Samuel Nemomsa, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, refuels an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elijah Miller, an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts final checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elijah Miller, an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts final checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elijah Miller, an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts final checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elijah Miller, an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts final checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jared Roth, an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts final checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jared Roth, an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts final checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in preparation for close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft receives final checks from ordinance Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, in preparation to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft receives final checks from ordinance Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, in preparation to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis in preparation for take-off to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis in preparation for take-off to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis in preparation for take-off to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis in preparation for take-off to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares for take-off to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares for take-off to conduct close air support training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. The training serves to increase proficiency, validate ordinance handling procedures, and support joint fire support elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marines with 3rd and 4th Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare for a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marines with 3rd and 4th Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare for a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighting Squadron (VMFA) 112 conducts close air support in support of Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 3, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighting Squadron (VMFA) 112 conducts close air support in support of Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 3, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich