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U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Special Operations Command honor the colors during MARSOC’s 249th Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Wilmington Convention Center, Wilmington, North Carolina, Nov. 14, 2024. The Marine Corps Birthday Ball honors the history and traditions passed down since the founding of the Corps and remembers those who have sacrificed for Corps and Country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Special Operations Command honor the colors during MARSOC’s 249th Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Wilmington Convention Center, Wilmington, North Carolina, Nov. 14, 2024. The Marine Corps Birthday Ball honors the history and traditions passed down since the founding of the Corps and remembers those who have sacrificed for Corps and Country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command takeoff in a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command takeoff in a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command takeoff in a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command takeoff in a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command tow a CV-22 Osprey using aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command during maneuvers Aug. 22, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command tow a CV-22 Osprey using aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command during maneuvers Aug. 22, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command tow a CV-22 Osprey using aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command during maneuvers Aug. 22, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command tow a CV-22 Osprey using aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command during maneuvers Aug. 22, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremiah Murray, of Pacific, Missouri, supervises an M777 howitzer as it is placed into the holds of the USNS Pililaau during backload operations Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. An embarkation specialist with Blount Island Command, Murray worked alongside defense contractors to return howitzers to maritime prepositioning in the latest maintenance cycle. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremiah Murray, of Pacific, Missouri, supervises an M777 howitzer as it is placed into the holds of the USNS Pililaau during backload operations Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. An embarkation specialist with Blount Island Command, Murray worked alongside defense contractors to return howitzers to maritime prepositioning in the latest maintenance cycle. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

An M777 howitzer is pulled aboard the USNS Pililaau during backload operations Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The return of howitzers to maritime prepositioning, along with new innovations such as a recoil exerciser, strengthens long-term readiness for global contingencies. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

An M777 howitzer is pulled aboard the USNS Pililaau during backload operations Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The return of howitzers to maritime prepositioning, along with new innovations such as a recoil exerciser, strengthens long-term readiness for global contingencies. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

An M777 howitzer is pulled aboard the USNS Pililaau during backload operations Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The return of howitzers to maritime prepositioning, along with new innovations such as a recoil exerciser, strengthens long-term readiness for global contingencies. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

An M777 howitzer is pulled aboard the USNS Pililaau during backload operations Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The return of howitzers to maritime prepositioning, along with new innovations such as a recoil exerciser, strengthens long-term readiness for global contingencies. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. defense contractor Joseph Bigham guides an M777 howitzer into the holds of the USNS Pililaau during backload operations Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Bigham worked alongside Marines and fellow contractors to return the artillery system to maritime prepositioning in the latest maintenance cycle. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

U.S. defense contractor Joseph Bigham guides an M777 howitzer into the holds of the USNS Pililaau during backload operations Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Bigham worked alongside Marines and fellow contractors to return the artillery system to maritime prepositioning in the latest maintenance cycle. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

An M777 howitzer is staged Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida, as the USNS Pililaau is backloaded nearby. The artillery pieces are returning to maritime prepositioning with a new recoil exerciser to preserve long-term readiness. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

An M777 howitzer is staged Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida, as the USNS Pililaau is backloaded nearby. The artillery pieces are returning to maritime prepositioning with a new recoil exerciser to preserve long-term readiness. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremiah Murray, of Pacific, Missouri, awaits M777 howitzers as they are placed into the holds of the USNS Pililaau during backload operations Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. An embarkation specialist with Blount Island Command, Murray worked alongside defense contractors to return howitzers to maritime prepositioning in the latest maintenance cycle. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremiah Murray, of Pacific, Missouri, awaits M777 howitzers as they are placed into the holds of the USNS Pililaau during backload operations Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. An embarkation specialist with Blount Island Command, Murray worked alongside defense contractors to return howitzers to maritime prepositioning in the latest maintenance cycle. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

An M777 howitzer is towed aboard the USNS Pililaau during backload operations Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The return of howitzers to maritime prepositioning, along with new innovations such as a recoil exerciser, strengthens long-term readiness for global contingencies. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

An M777 howitzer is towed aboard the USNS Pililaau during backload operations Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The return of howitzers to maritime prepositioning, along with new innovations such as a recoil exerciser, strengthens long-term readiness for global contingencies. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marines pull an MV-22 Osprey aboard a contracted vessel Aug. 15, 2025, at Dames Point Marine Terminal in Jacksonville, Florida. Blount Island Command provided tow tractors and other prepositioned equipment to support Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced) as part of regional responsiveness efforts in the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa area of responsibility. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marines pull an MV-22 Osprey aboard a contracted vessel Aug. 15, 2025, at Dames Point Marine Terminal in Jacksonville, Florida. Blount Island Command provided tow tractors and other prepositioned equipment to support Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced) as part of regional responsiveness efforts in the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa area of responsibility. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marines prepare to pull an MV-22 Osprey aboard a contracted vessel Aug. 15, 2025, at Dames Point Marine Terminal in Jacksonville, Florida. Blount Island Command provided tow tractors and other prepositioned equipment to support Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced) as part of regional responsiveness efforts in the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa area of responsibility. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marines prepare to pull an MV-22 Osprey aboard a contracted vessel Aug. 15, 2025, at Dames Point Marine Terminal in Jacksonville, Florida. Blount Island Command provided tow tractors and other prepositioned equipment to support Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced) as part of regional responsiveness efforts in the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa area of responsibility. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger