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3rd Marine Aircraft Wing conducted exercise Summer Fury 22, which took place from Aug. 1-5, 2022 across California. Summer Fury 22 enhanced Marine-Air-Ground Task Force integration and increased aviation operations proficiency with realistic, relevant training to ensure the Marine Corps' largest aircraft wing remains operationally excellent, interoperable, deployable on short notice and lethal when called into action. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Sean Potter and Lance Cpl. Dean Gurule)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Anthony "McFly" Bradbury, the future operations officer with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing explains expeditionary advanced base operations demonstrated across the West Coast during Exercise Winter Fury 22, March 1, 2022. Winter Fury 22 provided an opportunity for 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing to stress test their training and equipment as a naval expeditionary force-in-readiness, and the ability to operate inside actively contested maritime spaces in support of fleet operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Levi Voss)

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 and HMLA-369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), conduct Defense of Amphibious Task Force (DATF) training during Exercise Trident Storm at San Clemente Island, Calif., July 30, 2020. During Trident Storm, 3rd MAW Marines worked alongside their naval counterparts and focused on long range strikes, air to ground support and DATF training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Charnelle A. Smith)

Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39 demonstrates the UH-1Y Venom’s and AH-1Z Viper's versatility in providing lethal options, whether operating from the sea or land. The ability to rapidly deploy from ship-to-shore, support ground forces with organic fire support and arm and refuel at temporary sites is unmatched. The unique capabilities of MAG-39's Venoms and Vipers provide Joint-force commanders an invaluable asset in a maritime contested and distributed environment.

Six U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venoms with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, took part in Exercise Venom Storm on Jan. 15, 2020. Exercise Venom Storm demonstrated the Venom’s versatility in providing lethal options, whether operating from the sea or land. Its ability to rapidly deploy from ship-to-shore, support ground forces with its own organic fire support and be armed and refueled at temporary sites is exceptional. The Venom’s unique capabilities provide joint-force commanders with an invaluable asset in a maritime contested and distributed environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Vipers with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), take flight to participate in exercise Viper Storm at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11, 2019. The AH-1Z Viper gives MAG-39, the Marine expeditionary force and the joint force the ability to deter potential adversaries and provide combat-ready units the capability to engage from the sea and over long distances against a near-peer threat. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Charles Plouffe)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Derrick Edwards, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, showcases and explains the capabilities of a crew chief during Los Angeles Fleet Week 2019 on Aug. 30, 2019. Fleet Week provides an opportunity for the Marine Corps and Navy to demonstrate the quality of personnel to their civilian counterparts. Static displays give the Marine Corps the opportunity to showcase the ability to serve as an expeditionary force in readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Aldo Sessarego)

For the first time, more than 2,000 U.S. Marines joined with approximately 1,500 service members with the Japan Self-Defense Force to support the first iteration of Exercise Northern Viper 2017, at Misawa Air Base and the island of Hokkaido, Japan, August 10-28, 2017. Northern Viper, an annual joint contingency exercise, tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the JSDF and U.S. Marine Corps forces to work together across a variety of areas including peacekeeping operations, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. This exercise enhances and improves interoperability at the tactical level between the Marines and JSDF to keep the forces formidable and adaptive. NV17 showcases a highly-capable, forward-deployed U.S. military presence positioned with their Japanese partners to directly support the security of the Indo-Asia- Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Lance Cpl. Jeanette E. Fernando and other Marines in her squadron were given the opportunity to revisit the battlegrounds at which Fernando's grandfather, a Navajo Code Talker, fought during World War II, July 26, 2017 , at Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan. Fernando is an airframe mechanic assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, currently on a unit deployment program with 1st MAW based in Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)