U.S. Marine Sgt. Benjamin A. McLain, a Weapons and Tactics Instructor with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, supervises flight operations during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 5, 2025. The Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, conducted the waterborne TRAP operation to develop and standardize procedures for hoist operations in a maritime environment while utilizing the MV-22 Osprey and U.S. Navy rescue swimmers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Max Arellano)
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct breaching operations during a raid leaders course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 24, 2025. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates Marine units in select individual and collective tasks to enhance their tactics, techniques, and procedures for raid operations during future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Atticus Martinez)
