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U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, celebrate their warriors night with hamburgers and hotdogs during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-22 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 3, 2022. As the Marine Corps Reserve’s premier annual training event, ITX provides opportunities to mobilize geographically dispersed forces for a deployment; increase combat readiness and lethality; and exercise MAGTF command and control of battalions and squadrons across the full spectrum of warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, celebrate their warriors night with hamburgers and hotdogs during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-22 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 3, 2022. As the Marine Corps Reserve’s premier annual training event, ITX provides opportunities to mobilize geographically dispersed forces for a deployment; increase combat readiness and lethality; and exercise MAGTF command and control of battalions and squadrons across the full spectrum of warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid

An RQ-7B Shadow belonging to Marine Unmanned Aerial Squadron 4, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, lands on an airstrip at Camp Wilson, Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 22, 2017, after a reconnaissance mission during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17. 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. Imari J. Dubose)

An RQ-7B Shadow belonging to Marine Unmanned Aerial Squadron 4, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, lands on an airstrip at Camp Wilson, Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 22, 2017, after a reconnaissance mission during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17. 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. Imari J. Dubose)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, promote the Toys for Tots program at the Today Show plaza in New York, Dec. 8, 2017. The program’s goal for the 2017 Christmas season is to provide toys to seven million less-fortunate children. This is the 70th anniversary season of Toys for Tots. Since its inception in 1947, the nationwide Marine Corps Reserve sponsored program has collected and distributed more than 570 million toys.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, promote the Toys for Tots program at the Today Show plaza in New York, Dec. 8, 2017. The program’s goal for the 2017 Christmas season is to provide toys to seven million less-fortunate children. This is the 70th anniversary season of Toys for Tots. Since its inception in 1947, the nationwide Marine Corps Reserve sponsored program has collected and distributed more than 570 million toys.

Photo by Sgt. Ian Ferro

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, promote the Toys for Tots program at the Today Show plaza in New York, Dec. 8, 2017. The program’s goal for the 2017 Christmas season is to provide toys to seven million less-fortunate children. This is the 70th anniversary season of Toys for Tots. Since its inception in 1947, the nationwide Marine Corps Reserve sponsored program has collected and distributed more than 570 million toys.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, promote the Toys for Tots program at the Today Show plaza in New York, Dec. 8, 2017. The program’s goal for the 2017 Christmas season is to provide toys to seven million less-fortunate children. This is the 70th anniversary season of Toys for Tots. Since its inception in 1947, the nationwide Marine Corps Reserve sponsored program has collected and distributed more than 570 million toys.

Photo by Sgt. Ian Ferro

A high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle with Combined Anti Armor Team, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, provides security for convoys as apart of the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training even, during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 28th, 2017. ITX prepares Reserve Marines to seamlessly integrate with their active duty counterparts in the event of a crisis that requires a rapid response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

A high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle with Combined Anti Armor Team, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, provides security for convoys as apart of the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training even, during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 28th, 2017. ITX prepares Reserve Marines to seamlessly integrate with their active duty counterparts in the event of a crisis that requires a rapid response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

U.S. Marines with Combined Anti Armor Team, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, provide security for convoys as part of Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 28th, 2017. ITX is the largest annual Marine Forces Reserve training exercise, bringing together over 5,000 Marines from across the United States to prepare battalion and squadron-sized units for combat, under the most realistic conditions possible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

U.S. Marines with Combined Anti Armor Team, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, provide security for convoys as part of Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 28th, 2017. ITX is the largest annual Marine Forces Reserve training exercise, bringing together over 5,000 Marines from across the United States to prepare battalion and squadron-sized units for combat, under the most realistic conditions possible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez, left, and Cpl. Gerry Potempa, mortarmen with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct fire support with the 60mm light mortar during the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event, during the Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX prepares Reserve Marines to seamlessly integrate with their active duty counterparts in the event of a crisis that requires a rapid response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez, left, and Cpl. Gerry Potempa, mortarmen with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct fire support with the 60mm light mortar during the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event, during the Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX prepares Reserve Marines to seamlessly integrate with their active duty counterparts in the event of a crisis that requires a rapid response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, holds a 60mm light mortar missile during Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX allows Reserve Marines to train in realistic environments under realistic conditions, ensuring Marines maintain the highest level of proficiency and readiness for worldwide deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, holds a 60mm light mortar missile during Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX allows Reserve Marines to train in realistic environments under realistic conditions, ensuring Marines maintain the highest level of proficiency and readiness for worldwide deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez, left, and Cpl. Gerry Potempa, motarmen with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct fire support with the 60mm light mortar during the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX 4-17 focused on the practical application of combined-arms maneuver warfare in preparation to support the active component across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez, left, and Cpl. Gerry Potempa, motarmen with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct fire support with the 60mm light mortar during the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX 4-17 focused on the practical application of combined-arms maneuver warfare in preparation to support the active component across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

U.S. Marines with Combined Anti Armor Team, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare to conduct range 400 as apart of the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 28th, 2017. ITX allows Reserve Marines to maintain familiarity with basic military requirements and offers them an opportunity to learn from the difficulties associated with operating in an austere environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

U.S. Marines with Combined Anti Armor Team, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare to conduct range 400 as apart of the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 28th, 2017. ITX allows Reserve Marines to maintain familiarity with basic military requirements and offers them an opportunity to learn from the difficulties associated with operating in an austere environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

U.S. Marines with Combined Anti Armor Team, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare to conduct range 400 as apart of Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 28th, 2017. ITX 4-17 focused on the practical application of combined-arms maneuver warfare in preparation to support the active component across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

U.S. Marines with Combined Anti Armor Team, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare to conduct range 400 as apart of Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 28th, 2017. ITX 4-17 focused on the practical application of combined-arms maneuver warfare in preparation to support the active component across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

U.S. Marines with Fire Support Team, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, direct artillery fire and close air support onto enemy positions, as apart of the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX allows Marine Corps Reservists to maintain familiarity with basic military requirements and offers them an opportunity to learn from the difficulties associated with operating in an austere environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

U.S. Marines with Fire Support Team, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, direct artillery fire and close air support onto enemy positions, as apart of the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX allows Marine Corps Reservists to maintain familiarity with basic military requirements and offers them an opportunity to learn from the difficulties associated with operating in an austere environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

U.S. Marines with Fire Support Team, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, direct artillery fire and close air support onto enemy positions, as apart of their Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event, during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX prepares Marines to rapidly deploy forces to any place in the world.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

U.S. Marines with Fire Support Team, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, direct artillery fire and close air support onto enemy positions, as apart of their Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event, during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX prepares Marines to rapidly deploy forces to any place in the world.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

A Bell AH-1 Super Cobra with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve provides close air support to Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES, during their Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event, during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX 4-17 focused on the practical application of combined-arms maneuver warfare in preparation to support the active component across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

A Bell AH-1 Super Cobra with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve provides close air support to Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES, during their Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event, during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX 4-17 focused on the practical application of combined-arms maneuver warfare in preparation to support the active component across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

A Bell AH-1 Super Cobra with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, provides close air support to Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES, during the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX is the largest annual Marine Forces Reserve training exercise, bringing together over 5,000 Marines from across the United States to prepare battalion and squadron-sized units for combat, under the most realistic conditions possible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

A Bell AH-1 Super Cobra with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, provides close air support to Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES, during the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX is the largest annual Marine Forces Reserve training exercise, bringing together over 5,000 Marines from across the United States to prepare battalion and squadron-sized units for combat, under the most realistic conditions possible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

A Bell AH-1 Super Cobra with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, provides close air support onto enemy positions, as apart of the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX 4-17 focused on the practical application of combined-arms maneuver warfare in preparation to support the active component across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

A Bell AH-1 Super Cobra with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, provides close air support onto enemy positions, as apart of the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX 4-17 focused on the practical application of combined-arms maneuver warfare in preparation to support the active component across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez, left, and Cpl. Gerry Potempa, mortarmen with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct fire support with the 60mm light mortar during the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event, during the Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX 4-17 focused on the practical application of combined-arms maneuver warfare in preparation to support the active component across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez, left, and Cpl. Gerry Potempa, mortarmen with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct fire support with the 60mm light mortar during the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event, during the Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX 4-17 focused on the practical application of combined-arms maneuver warfare in preparation to support the active component across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

A CH-53E Super Stallion belonging to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, receives fuel on an airstrip at Camp Wilson, Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 21, 2017. The squadron prepared for night missions in support of the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES, final battalion exercise of Integrated Training Exercise 4-17. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Imari J. Dubose)

A CH-53E Super Stallion belonging to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, receives fuel on an airstrip at Camp Wilson, Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 21, 2017. The squadron prepared for night missions in support of the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES, final battalion exercise of Integrated Training Exercise 4-17. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Imari J. Dubose)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, refuel A CH-53E Super Stallion on an airstrip at Camp Wilson, Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 21, 2017 in preparation for night missions in support of the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES, final battalion exercise of Integrated Training Exercise 4-17. ITX 4-17 is a live-fire and maneuver combined arms exercise designed to train battalion and squadron-sized units in the tactics, techniques, and procedures required to provide a sustainable and ready operational reserve for employment across the full spectrum of crisis and global engagement. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Imari J. Dubose)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, refuel A CH-53E Super Stallion on an airstrip at Camp Wilson, Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 21, 2017 in preparation for night missions in support of the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES, final battalion exercise of Integrated Training Exercise 4-17. ITX 4-17 is a live-fire and maneuver combined arms exercise designed to train battalion and squadron-sized units in the tactics, techniques, and procedures required to provide a sustainable and ready operational reserve for employment across the full spectrum of crisis and global engagement. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Imari J. Dubose)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare to clean A CH-53E Super Stallion on the airstrip at Camp Wilson, Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 21, 2017 in preparation for night missions in support of the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES, final battalion exercise of Integrated Training Exercise 4-17. ITX 4-17 is a live-fire and maneuver combined arms exercise designed to train battalion and squadron-sized units in the tactics, techniques, and procedures required to provide a sustainable and ready operational reserve for employment across the full spectrum of crisis and global engagement. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Imari J. Dubose)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare to clean A CH-53E Super Stallion on the airstrip at Camp Wilson, Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 21, 2017 in preparation for night missions in support of the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES, final battalion exercise of Integrated Training Exercise 4-17. ITX 4-17 is a live-fire and maneuver combined arms exercise designed to train battalion and squadron-sized units in the tactics, techniques, and procedures required to provide a sustainable and ready operational reserve for employment across the full spectrum of crisis and global engagement. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Imari J. Dubose)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose