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MCICOM Enlisted of the Year - U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Linwood Hinton, operations chief at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo at MCAS Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 20, 2026. Hinton was recognized as the 2026 Marine Corps Installations Command Enlisted Marine of the Year. This award highlights the outstanding achievements of the Corps' top-performing Marines and units in the Installations and Logistics community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Martinez)

U.S. Marines Awarded Male and Female Athlete of the Year - From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Nick I. Brown, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West; Capt. Landon Nagao, a UH-1Y pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; Sgt. Stephanie Evtodi, a maintenance management specialist with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd MAW and Sgt. Maj. Sherri N. Cook, senior enlisted leader of MCIWEST, pose for a photo during the 2025 Camp Pendleton Male and Female Athlete of the Year award ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 9, 2026. The Camp Pendleton Athletes of the Year for 2025 were recognized for their sustained excellence in competitive athletics while serving on active duty. (Courtesy photo by Nava Kiss)

Two U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing and 317th Airlift Wing remain running while U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 prepare fuel lines during Specialized Fueling Operations at Naval Landing Field, San Clemente Island, California, Feb. 4, 2026. The training validated repeatable joint fueling procedures in support of distributed operations during the Spring 2026 C-130 Weapon System Council led by the 317th AW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell) - Two U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing and 317th Airlift Wing remain running while U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 prepare fuel lines during Specialized Fueling Operations at Naval Landing Field, San Clemente Island, California, Feb. 4, 2026. The training validated repeatable joint fueling procedures in support of distributed operations during the Spring 2026 C-130 Weapon System Council led by the 317th AW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell)

Airmen and Marines work together out on the flightline - U.S. Airmen and Marines offload cargo from a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing during Exercise Steel Knight 25 at Sacramento Mather Airport, California, Dec. 8, 2025. During the exercise, the 317th AW provided tactical airlift to various node locations, including fuel, munitions and personnel resupply. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caleb Schellenberg)

uniformed U.S. Airmen wearing headsets fly MQ-9 simulators - 17th Attack Squadron MQ-9 pilots fly in Bamboo Eagle 25-3, a combat-realistic scenario in combined live-fly, virtual, and constructive exercise, at the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, on Aug. 5, 2025. The DMOC's live, virtual, and constructive, or LVC, training environment provides a high-fidelity proving ground where commanders and battle managers can practice decision-making in contested, degraded, and operationally complex environments without risk to life or assets. (Screens and whiteboards were blurred and security badges were removed for security purposes. Photo cropped to focus on subject.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Amn Alenne Mojica)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, pose for a photo after a meritorious promotion ceremony for Cpl. Celia G. Flomo, a supply clerk with MAG-39, at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 25, 2024. Flomo was meritoriously promoted to the rank of corporal for demonstrating exceptional leadership, knowledge, and physical fitness, and standing out amongst her peers while taking on the responsibilities and duties of a higher grade. (Courtesy photo) - U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, pose for a photo after a meritorious promotion ceremony for Cpl. Celia G. Flomo, a supply clerk with MAG-39, at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 25, 2024. Flomo was meritoriously promoted to the rank of corporal for demonstrating exceptional leadership, knowledge, and physical fitness, and standing out amongst her peers while taking on the responsibilities and duties of a higher grade. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Shelbie Allen, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo at MCAS Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 30, 2023. Allen was recognized as the 2024 Marine Corps Installations Command Enlisted Marine of the Year. This award highlights the outstanding achievements of the Corps' top performing Marines, and units in the Installations and Logistics community. Allen was recruited out of St. Louis. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Erin A. VandeHoef) - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Shelbie Allen, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo at MCAS Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 30, 2023. Allen was recognized as the 2024 Marine Corps Installations Command Enlisted Marine of the Year. This award highlights the outstanding achievements of the Corps' top performing Marines, and units in the Installations and Logistics community. Allen was recruited out of St. Louis. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Erin A. VandeHoef)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Fanelli, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, surveys the landing zone outlying a training area from a UH-1Y Venom at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 16, 2022. As a helicopter crew chief, Fanelli is responsible for maintaining the aircraft, preparing the helicopter for take-off and landing and manning weapon systems aboard the aircraft. Fanelli is a New Jersey native. (Photo courtesy of Cpl. Michael Fanelli) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Fanelli, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, surveys the landing zone outlying a training area from a UH-1Y Venom at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 16, 2022. As a helicopter crew chief, Fanelli is responsible for maintaining the aircraft, preparing the helicopter for take-off and landing and manning weapon systems aboard the aircraft. Fanelli is a New Jersey native. (Photo courtesy of Cpl. Michael Fanelli)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Marc Mihailovic, a radar technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, stands in front of a UC-12W aircraft at the MCAS Camp Pendleton flight line Aug. 21, 2023. Mihailovic a Sacramento, California native, was awarded the San Diego Military Advisory Council Achievement Award for his outstanding performance while serving as staff non-commissioned officer in charge of Marine Transport Squadron detachment and as a UC-12W Transport Aircrewman Naval Air Training and Operations Procedures Standardization instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni) - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Marc Mihailovic, a radar technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, stands in front of a UC-12W aircraft at the MCAS Camp Pendleton flight line Aug. 21, 2023. Mihailovic a Sacramento, California native, was awarded the San Diego Military Advisory Council Achievement Award for his outstanding performance while serving as staff non-commissioned officer in charge of Marine Transport Squadron detachment and as a UC-12W Transport Aircrewman Naval Air Training and Operations Procedures Standardization instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

U.S. Marines with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a live-fire exercise in the Philipine Sea, June 16, 2023. The purpose of the training was to enhance crew chief and pilot profeciency during defensive air combat maneuvers. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Marcos A. Alvarado) - U.S. Marines with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a live-fire exercise in the Philipine Sea, June 16, 2023. The purpose of the training was to enhance crew chief and pilot profeciency during defensive air combat maneuvers. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Marcos A. Alvarado)