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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christian Nava, a joint terminal attack controller instructor with Fire Support Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observes downrange during a Tactical Air Control Party exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 13, 2026. The exercise was the culminating event for the TACP School, which trains forward air controllers and joint terminal attack controllers to better coordinate air support assets and calls for fire. Nava is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stella Tedesco) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christian Nava, a joint terminal attack controller instructor with Fire Support Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observes downrange during a Tactical Air Control Party exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 13, 2026. The exercise was the culminating event for the TACP School, which trains forward air controllers and joint terminal attack controllers to better coordinate air support assets and calls for fire. Nava is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stella Tedesco)

Ten battlefield crosses stand in honor of fallen Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during a memorial ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 12, 2021.  The ceremony was held to honor the 10 Marines with 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, who were killed in a suicide attack on Aug. 26, 2021, during the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan. - Ten battlefield crosses stand in honor of fallen Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during a memorial ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 12, 2021.  The ceremony was held to honor the 10 Marines with 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, who were killed in a suicide attack on Aug. 26, 2021, during the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.