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U.S. Marines with 6th Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, simulate plotting and calling in close air support at the Simulated Combat Center on Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. Tactical air-control party (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 6th Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, simulate plotting and calling in close air support at the Simulated Combat Center on Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. Tactical air-control party (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)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Wu, Staff Sgt. Remy Margosian and Cpl. Brian Clemente joint tactical air controllers with 4th Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, participate in 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. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Wu, Staff Sgt. Remy Margosian and Cpl. Brian Clemente joint tactical air controllers with 4th Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, participate in 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Wu, a joint tactical air controller with 4th Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, calls for close air support during 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. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Wu, a joint tactical air controller with 4th Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, calls for close air support during 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)

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 helicopter with Marine Fighting Squadron (VMFA) 112 performs a simulated ammo resupply during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise in 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 helicopter with Marine Fighting Squadron (VMFA) 112 performs a simulated ammo resupply during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise in 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)

U.S. Marines with 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinate close-air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise in 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)

U.S. Marines with 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinate close-air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise in 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)

U.S. Marines with 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinate close-air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise in 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

U.S. Marines with 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinate close-air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise in 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)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, observes impacts of close-air support ordinance from a C-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234 during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise in 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)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, observes impacts of close-air support ordinance from a C-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234 during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise in 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Rodgers, a joint terminal attack controller with 3rd Force Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, observes impacts of close-air support ordinance from a C-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234 during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise in 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Rodgers, a joint terminal attack controller with 3rd Force Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, observes impacts of close-air support ordinance from a C-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234 during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise in 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Rodgers, a joint terminal attack controller with 3rd Force Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, observes the impacts of close-air support ordinance from a C-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234 during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise in 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Rodgers, a joint terminal attack controller with 3rd Force Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, observes the impacts of close-air support ordinance from a C-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234 during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise in 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)

U.S. Marines with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire the SIG Sauer M18 during a deck live-fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 7, 2025. The Marines participated in training to sustain marksmanship fundamentals and increase technical and tactical acumen. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)

U.S. Marines with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire the SIG Sauer M18 during a deck live-fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 7, 2025. The Marines participated in training to sustain marksmanship fundamentals and increase technical and tactical acumen. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)

Photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, pays his respects at the funeral of Lt. Gen. John H. Miller (ret.), Aggie Field of Honor & Memorial Cemetery, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, pays his respects at the funeral of Lt. Gen. John H. Miller (ret.), Aggie Field of Honor & Memorial Cemetery, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donnell Brown

U.S. Marines assigned to Site Support Waco, 4th Distribution Support Battalion, attend the funeral of Lt. Gen. John H. Miller (ret.), Aggie Field of Honor & Memorial Cemetery, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

U.S. Marines assigned to Site Support Waco, 4th Distribution Support Battalion, attend the funeral of Lt. Gen. John H. Miller (ret.), Aggie Field of Honor & Memorial Cemetery, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donnell Brown

U.S. Marines pay their respects to deceased Lt. Gen. John H. Miller (ret.), Aggie Field of Honor and Memorial Cemetery, College Station, Texas, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

U.S. Marines pay their respects to deceased Lt. Gen. John H. Miller (ret.), Aggie Field of Honor and Memorial Cemetery, College Station, Texas, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donnell Brown

U.S. Marines pay final respects to deceased Lt. Gen. John H. Miller (ret.) at Aggie Field of Honor and Memorial Cemetery, College Station, Texas, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

U.S. Marines pay final respects to deceased Lt. Gen. John H. Miller (ret.) at Aggie Field of Honor and Memorial Cemetery, College Station, Texas, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donnell Brown

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Mark Gutierrez honors deceased Lt. Gen. John H. Miller (ret.) at Aggie Field of Honor and Memorial Cemetery, College Station, Texas, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Mark Gutierrez honors deceased Lt. Gen. John H. Miller (ret.) at Aggie Field of Honor and Memorial Cemetery, College Station, Texas, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donnell Brown

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John H. Miller is laid to rest at Aggie Field of Honor & Memorial Cemetery, College Station, Texas, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John H. Miller is laid to rest at Aggie Field of Honor & Memorial Cemetery, College Station, Texas, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

Photo by Sgt. Yazid Sakran

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, salutes family of Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John H. Miller (ret.) during memorial service at Aggie Field of Honor & Memorial Cemetery, College Station, Texas, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, salutes family of Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John H. Miller (ret.) during memorial service at Aggie Field of Honor & Memorial Cemetery, College Station, Texas, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donnell Brown

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, salutes an honorarily given American Flag during memorial service for Lt. Gen John H. Miller (ret.), Aggie Field of Honor & Memorial Cemetery, College Station, Texas., Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, salutes an honorarily given American Flag during memorial service for Lt. Gen John H. Miller (ret.), Aggie Field of Honor & Memorial Cemetery, College Station, Texas., Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donnell Brown

United States Marines render a 21-gun salute in sight of friends and family during the funeral of Lt. Gen. John H. Miller (ret.), Aggie Field of Honor & Memorial Cemetery, College Station, Texas, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

United States Marines render a 21-gun salute in sight of friends and family during the funeral of Lt. Gen. John H. Miller (ret.), Aggie Field of Honor & Memorial Cemetery, College Station, Texas, Dec. 5, 2025. Lt. Gen. Miller (ret.), highly decorated Marine, served loyally for nearly four decades in the United States Marine Corps. He began his career in 1943, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve, attended and commissioned as a Marine Corps officer out of Texas A&M and retired as a Lt. Gen., serving in three different wars. He served valiantly earning a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal among other military awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by LCpl. Donnell Brown)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donnell Brown