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British Royal Air Force Flight Lt. Dougie McKay, an exchange pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 311, flies in to land on the deck of the USS Peleliu April 21, 2010, during the squadron’s final predeployment exercise off the coast of California. Six AV-8B Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The main body of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

British Royal Air Force Flight Lt. Dougie McKay, an exchange pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 311, flies in to land on the deck of the USS Peleliu April 21, 2010, during the squadron’s final predeployment exercise off the coast of California. Six AV-8B Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The main body of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Hazard

Marine Attack Squadron 211 flight safety equipment mechanics Lance Cpl. Dominik Adamski, left, and Lance Cpl. Charles Hawkins do a maintenance check on a squadron AV-8B Harrier on the flight line of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 20, 2010. The Yuma-based Marines returned home May 4, 2010, with approximately 165 other VMA-211 Marines after two-and-a-half weeks of aerial warfare training in Exercise Red Flag-Alaska, one of the largest joint-service exercises in the U.S. military.

Marine Attack Squadron 211 flight safety equipment mechanics Lance Cpl. Dominik Adamski, left, and Lance Cpl. Charles Hawkins do a maintenance check on a squadron AV-8B Harrier on the flight line of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 20, 2010. The Yuma-based Marines returned home May 4, 2010, with approximately 165 other VMA-211 Marines after two-and-a-half weeks of aerial warfare training in Exercise Red Flag-Alaska, one of the largest joint-service exercises in the U.S. military.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sean Dennison

Members of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 explosive ordnance disposal team brace themselves from the blast of a breaching charge behind a blast blanket during training at Camp Billy Machen in California, April 20, 2010. The team trained with breaching charges for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The team stayed in Yuma due to the air station’s proximity to the ranges and to train with MWSS-371 and station EOD teams.

Members of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 explosive ordnance disposal team brace themselves from the blast of a breaching charge behind a blast blanket during training at Camp Billy Machen in California, April 20, 2010. The team trained with breaching charges for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The team stayed in Yuma due to the air station’s proximity to the ranges and to train with MWSS-371 and station EOD teams.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Members of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 explosive ordnance disposal team rush into a structure they built for training purposes. The team trained with breaching charges for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The team stayed in Yuma due to the air station’s proximity to the ranges and to train with MWSS-371 and station EOD teams. Master Gunnery Sgt. Carl Holden, MWSS-371 EOD staff noncommissioned officer in charge and a former close-quarters battle instructor for Marine Special Operations Command, taught the Marines the advanced rifle and pistol techniques he used to teach to force reconnaissance Marines.

Members of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 explosive ordnance disposal team rush into a structure they built for training purposes. The team trained with breaching charges for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The team stayed in Yuma due to the air station’s proximity to the ranges and to train with MWSS-371 and station EOD teams. Master Gunnery Sgt. Carl Holden, MWSS-371 EOD staff noncommissioned officer in charge and a former close-quarters battle instructor for Marine Special Operations Command, taught the Marines the advanced rifle and pistol techniques he used to teach to force reconnaissance Marines.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Members of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 explosive ordnance disposal team brace themselves from the blast of a breaching charge behind a blast blanket during training at Camp Billy Machen in California, April 20, 2010. The team trained with breaching charges for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The team stayed in Yuma due to the air station’s proximity to the ranges and to train with MWSS-371 and station EOD teams.

Members of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 explosive ordnance disposal team brace themselves from the blast of a breaching charge behind a blast blanket during training at Camp Billy Machen in California, April 20, 2010. The team trained with breaching charges for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The team stayed in Yuma due to the air station’s proximity to the ranges and to train with MWSS-371 and station EOD teams.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

After detonating a breaching charge, members of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 explosive ordnance disposal team cautiously enter a structure they built for the training. The team trained with breaching charges for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The team stayed in Yuma due to the air station’s proximity to the ranges and to train with MWSS-371 and station EOD teams. Master Gunnery Sgt. Carl Holden, MWSS-371 EOD staff noncommissioned officer in charge and a former close-quarters battle instructor for Marine Special Operations Command, taught the Marines the advanced rifle and pistol techniques he used to teach to force reconnaissance Marines.

After detonating a breaching charge, members of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 explosive ordnance disposal team cautiously enter a structure they built for the training. The team trained with breaching charges for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The team stayed in Yuma due to the air station’s proximity to the ranges and to train with MWSS-371 and station EOD teams. Master Gunnery Sgt. Carl Holden, MWSS-371 EOD staff noncommissioned officer in charge and a former close-quarters battle instructor for Marine Special Operations Command, taught the Marines the advanced rifle and pistol techniques he used to teach to force reconnaissance Marines.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Members of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 explosive ordnance disposal team listen to Warrant Officer Kent Crawley, MWSS-373 EOD officer in charge, as he explains breaching tactics during training at Camp Billy Machen in California, April 20, 2010. The team trained with breaching charges for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The team stayed in Yuma due to the air station’s proximity to the ranges and to train with MWSS-371 and station EOD teams. Master Gunnery Sgt. Carl Holden, MWSS-371 EOD staff noncommissioned officer in charge and a former close-quarters battle instructor for Marine Special Operations Command, taught the Marines the advanced rifle and pistol techniques he used to teach to force reconnaissance Marines.

Members of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 explosive ordnance disposal team listen to Warrant Officer Kent Crawley, MWSS-373 EOD officer in charge, as he explains breaching tactics during training at Camp Billy Machen in California, April 20, 2010. The team trained with breaching charges for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The team stayed in Yuma due to the air station’s proximity to the ranges and to train with MWSS-371 and station EOD teams. Master Gunnery Sgt. Carl Holden, MWSS-371 EOD staff noncommissioned officer in charge and a former close-quarters battle instructor for Marine Special Operations Command, taught the Marines the advanced rifle and pistol techniques he used to teach to force reconnaissance Marines.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Members of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 explosive ordnance disposal team construct a water charge for breach training at Camp Billy Machen in California, April 20, 2010. The team trained with breaching charges for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The team stayed in Yuma due to the air station’s proximity to the ranges and to train with MWSS-371 and station EOD teams.

Members of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 explosive ordnance disposal team construct a water charge for breach training at Camp Billy Machen in California, April 20, 2010. The team trained with breaching charges for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The team stayed in Yuma due to the air station’s proximity to the ranges and to train with MWSS-371 and station EOD teams.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Members of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 explosive ordnance disposal team build a structure for breach training at Camp Billy Machen in California, April 20, 2010. The team trained with breaching charges for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The team stayed in Yuma due to the air station’s proximity to the ranges and to train with MWSS-371 and station EOD teams.

Members of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 explosive ordnance disposal team build a structure for breach training at Camp Billy Machen in California, April 20, 2010. The team trained with breaching charges for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The team stayed in Yuma due to the air station’s proximity to the ranges and to train with MWSS-371 and station EOD teams.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Marine Attack Squadron 211 ordnance technicians Cpl. Michael Wilkinson, left, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jermaine Cadogan, Pfc. John Coram and Lance Cpl. Eric Perez watch as Maj. Michael Quinto, squadron executive officer, takes off on the flight line of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 20, 2010. The Yuma-based Marines returned home May 4, 2010, with approximately 165 other VMA-211 Marines after two-and-a-half weeks of aerial warfare training in Exercise Red Flag-Alaska, one of the largest joint-service exercises in the U.S. military.

Marine Attack Squadron 211 ordnance technicians Cpl. Michael Wilkinson, left, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jermaine Cadogan, Pfc. John Coram and Lance Cpl. Eric Perez watch as Maj. Michael Quinto, squadron executive officer, takes off on the flight line of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 20, 2010. The Yuma-based Marines returned home May 4, 2010, with approximately 165 other VMA-211 Marines after two-and-a-half weeks of aerial warfare training in Exercise Red Flag-Alaska, one of the largest joint-service exercises in the U.S. military.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sean Dennison

Marine Attack Squadron 211 flight safety equipment mechanics Lance Cpl. Dominik Adamski, left, and Lance Cpl. Charles Hawkins replace a cockpit on one of the squadron's AV-8B Harriers on the flight line of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska , April 19, 2010. The Yuma-based Marines returned home May 4, 2010, with approximately 165 other VMA-211 Marines after two-and-a-half weeks of aerial warfare training in Exercise Red Flag-Alaska, one of the largest joint-service exercises in the U.S. military.

Marine Attack Squadron 211 flight safety equipment mechanics Lance Cpl. Dominik Adamski, left, and Lance Cpl. Charles Hawkins replace a cockpit on one of the squadron's AV-8B Harriers on the flight line of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska , April 19, 2010. The Yuma-based Marines returned home May 4, 2010, with approximately 165 other VMA-211 Marines after two-and-a-half weeks of aerial warfare training in Exercise Red Flag-Alaska, one of the largest joint-service exercises in the U.S. military.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sean Dennison

Two Marine Attack Squadron 311 AV-8B Harriers start up at night and prepare to take off from the flight deck of the USS Peleliu April 19, 2010, during the squadron’s final predeployment exercise off the coast of California. Six AV-8B Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The main body of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Two Marine Attack Squadron 311 AV-8B Harriers start up at night and prepare to take off from the flight deck of the USS Peleliu April 19, 2010, during the squadron’s final predeployment exercise off the coast of California. Six AV-8B Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The main body of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Hazard

From left, guitarist Cpl. Eddie Martinez, drummer Cpl. Steven Ybarra, guitarist Cpl. Stephen Case and bassist Carlos Correa of the metal band Earth Station Massacre, practice their songs at Ybarra’s home at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., April 19, 2010, in preparation for the 6th annual Yuma Battle of the Bands. The band will be competing against 13 other bands May 8 for a $500 first prize.

From left, guitarist Cpl. Eddie Martinez, drummer Cpl. Steven Ybarra, guitarist Cpl. Stephen Case and bassist Carlos Correa of the metal band Earth Station Massacre, practice their songs at Ybarra’s home at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., April 19, 2010, in preparation for the 6th annual Yuma Battle of the Bands. The band will be competing against 13 other bands May 8 for a $500 first prize.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Two Marine Attack Squadron 311 AV-8B Harriers warm up their engines as a line of infantry Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit file into a CH-46 helicopter on the flight deck of the USS Peleliu April 18, 2010. Six Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution off the coast of California. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th MEU. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The remainder of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Two Marine Attack Squadron 311 AV-8B Harriers warm up their engines as a line of infantry Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit file into a CH-46 helicopter on the flight deck of the USS Peleliu April 18, 2010. Six Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution off the coast of California. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th MEU. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The remainder of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Hazard

Maj. Jason Egan, Marine Attack Squadron 311 pilot, launches off the deck of the USS Peleliu in an AV-8B Harrier at night during the squadron’s final predeployment exercise April 16, 2010. Six Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution off the coast of California. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The remainder of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Maj. Jason Egan, Marine Attack Squadron 311 pilot, launches off the deck of the USS Peleliu in an AV-8B Harrier at night during the squadron’s final predeployment exercise April 16, 2010. Six Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution off the coast of California. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The remainder of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Hazard

Maj. Jason Egan, Marine Attack Squadron 311 pilot, prepares to take off from the flight deck of the USS Peleliu in an AV-8B Harrier at night off the coast of California April 16, 2010. Six Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The remainder of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Maj. Jason Egan, Marine Attack Squadron 311 pilot, prepares to take off from the flight deck of the USS Peleliu in an AV-8B Harrier at night off the coast of California April 16, 2010. Six Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The remainder of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Hazard

Lt. Col. Robert Fails, Marine Attack Squadron 311 detachment commander, exits an AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the USS Peleliu as a UH-1N Huey helicopter flies by April 16, 2010. Six Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution off the coast of California. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The remainder of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Lt. Col. Robert Fails, Marine Attack Squadron 311 detachment commander, exits an AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the USS Peleliu as a UH-1N Huey helicopter flies by April 16, 2010. Six Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution off the coast of California. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The remainder of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Hazard

Lt. Col. Robert Fails, Marine Attack Squadron 311 detachment commander, lands on the deck of the USS Peleliu as Capt. Anthony Hatala, squadron pilot, prepares to exit his AV-8B Harrier after flying from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., April 16, 2010. Six Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution off the coast of California. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The remainder of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Lt. Col. Robert Fails, Marine Attack Squadron 311 detachment commander, lands on the deck of the USS Peleliu as Capt. Anthony Hatala, squadron pilot, prepares to exit his AV-8B Harrier after flying from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., April 16, 2010. Six Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution off the coast of California. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The remainder of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Hazard

Gunnery Sgt. Mike Madden, right, Marine Attack Squadron 311 detachment staff noncommissioned officer in charge, and Sgt. Joseph Aranda, squadron ordnance NCOIC, watch Capt. Michael Cassidy, squadron pilot, land on the flight deck of the USS Peleliu after flying from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., April 16, 2010. Six AV-8B Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution off the coast of California. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The remainder of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Gunnery Sgt. Mike Madden, right, Marine Attack Squadron 311 detachment staff noncommissioned officer in charge, and Sgt. Joseph Aranda, squadron ordnance NCOIC, watch Capt. Michael Cassidy, squadron pilot, land on the flight deck of the USS Peleliu after flying from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., April 16, 2010. Six AV-8B Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution off the coast of California. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The remainder of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Hazard

Lance Cpl. Eddie Asano, left, and Lance Cpl. Alex Cimino, Marine Attack Squadron 311 ordnance technicians, watch a landing craft unit approach the USS Peleliu off the coast of California April 16, 2010, during the squadron’s final predeployment exercise. Six AV-8B Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The remainder of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Lance Cpl. Eddie Asano, left, and Lance Cpl. Alex Cimino, Marine Attack Squadron 311 ordnance technicians, watch a landing craft unit approach the USS Peleliu off the coast of California April 16, 2010, during the squadron’s final predeployment exercise. Six AV-8B Harriers and approximately 80 squadron Marines left Yuma April 15 to participate in their third and final predeployment training evolution. The exercise, which began April 16 and is scheduled to end April 27, included the entire 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the 15th MEU in May. The remainder of the squadron deployed to Japan aboard the USS Essex with the 31st MEU in January. The last time the squadron deployed with the 15th MEU was in 2008.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Hazard

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma