Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Digital - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Shay Andrews, safety equipment mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121’s seat shop, assists in removing a canopy from an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 4, 2017. The squadron’s seat shop Marines are responsible for egress systems and environmental controls and oxygen systems within the F-35B Lightning II. Ensuring proper operating systems within their area of operation keeps aircraft in the air and has the potential of saving pilots’ lives. (U.S. Marine corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Abrego)

Marine spreads his wings - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jason Roos, a fixed-wing transport aircraft specialist, reads the naval aircrew creed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 26, 2017. Roos was originally a food service specialist with H&HS and volunteered to become a TA without any knowledge of aviation. After certifying, the Naval Aircrew Insignia was pinned onto his combat utilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera)

Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) Marines pose for a photo during their celebration of their accomplishment as the 2016 ARFF Unit of the Year and the 2016 United States Marine Corps Small Fire Department of the Year at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. They were the first ARFF unit to win the United States Marine Corps Small Fire Department of the Year and develop discrete emergency frequencies for emergency aircraft. They created the official ARFF qualification checklist and were the first to implement an assistant chief of operations and station captain. They also created the first ARFF emergency response binders to standardize all responses throughout ARFF units in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera) - Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) Marines pose for a photo during their celebration of their accomplishment as the 2016 ARFF Unit of the Year and the 2016 United States Marine Corps Small Fire Department of the Year at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. They were the first ARFF unit to win the United States Marine Corps Small Fire Department of the Year and develop discrete emergency frequencies for emergency aircraft. They created the official ARFF qualification checklist and were the first to implement an assistant chief of operations and station captain. They also created the first ARFF emergency response binders to standardize all responses throughout ARFF units in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera)