U.S. Marines pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 fly new F-35B 's out of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma to be delivered to Forward Deployed Naval Forces, Japan on March 26, 2020. The delivery began from MCAS Yuma to MCAS Iwakuni where they will be transferred to the Marine Air Group 12. This action by 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing assures that the newest and most capable jets in the world are forward deployed to support the Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl John Hall) - U.S. Marines pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 fly new F-35B 's out of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma to be delivered to Forward Deployed Naval Forces, Japan on March 26, 2020.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Turner, a plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts a pre-flight check on an F-35B Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, AZ, March 23, 2020. The squadron continues daily operations and mission essential flights in order to keep the task force ready for any challenge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicole Rogge) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Turner, a plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts a pre-flight check on an F-35B Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, AZ, March 23, 2020.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Colan White, an airframe mechanic with Marine Attack Squadron 311, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, removes a landing gear down lock assembly from an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, March 20, 2020. Marines continue to provide regularly scheduled maintenance on the aircraft aboard MCAS Yuma while practicing social distancing and maintaining a clean working environment.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicole Rogge) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Colan White, an airframe mechanic with Marine Attack Squadron 311, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, removes a landing gear down lock assembly from an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, March 20, 2020.

U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, participate in a squadron phsyical training (PT) event on MCAS Yuma, March 6, 2020. H&HS conducts a monthly squadron PT event to create comradery amongst the H&HS work sections and to raise espirit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl John Hall) - U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, participate in a squadron phsyical training (PT) event on MCAS Yuma, March 6, 2020.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), receive their blood stripe during the H&HS Blood Stripe Ceremony at MCAS Yuma, Ariz., March 2, 2020. The blood stripe honors the blood that was shed by Marine officers and noncommissioned officers during the Battle of Chapultepec in 1847. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Gabrielle Sanders) - U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), receive their blood stripe during the H&HS Blood Stripe Ceremony at MCAS Yuma, Ariz., March 2, 2020.