Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, Brig. Gen. Daniel B. Conley, and Col. Charles B. Dockery review the efficiency of the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar microgrid power plant during the Energy Resilience Readiness Exercise at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Feb. 18, 2021. Heckl serves as the I Marine Expeditionary Unit commanding general; Conley serves as the Marine Corps Installations West - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton commanding general; and Dockery serves as the MCAS Miramar commanding officer. The microgrid is a $20-million electrical backup system, which provides the installation with up to 14 days of energy resilience. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jorge A. Rosales)

U.S. Marine Corps poolees from Recruiting Sub-Station Oceanside take a tour of the military working dog kennels as part of a Marine Corps recruiting pool function on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, Feb. 13, 2021. The Miramar Provost Marshal's Office hosted a MWD demonstration for Recruiting Sub-Station Oceanside poolees in order to educate them about life as a MWD handler. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Hiatt)

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Jeffrey B. Lysen, an explosive ordnance disposal Marine, takes apart a drone during a training event at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, Feb. 10, 2021. The EOD Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron train regularly to familiarize themselves with the proper disposal of explosives and maintain unit readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose S. GuerreroDeleon)

An Anduril Lattice sentry tower on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, Feb. 8, 2021. The Lattice platform towers are utilized on MCAS Miramar as part of the Installation nExt initiatives and are equipped with the latest sensor and networking technology to improve base security and the upkeep of wildlife preservation measures in remote areas of the base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose GuerreroDeLeon)

Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and firefighters with the MCAS Miramar Fire Department conduct hazardous materials training at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Feb. 1, 2021. The training reinforced MCAS Miramar's readiness incase of a HAZMAT emergency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Krysten Houk)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Salcedo, an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marine with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, puts on a gas mask during hazardous materials training at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Feb. 1, 2021. The training reinforced MCAS Miramar's readiness incase of a HAZMAT emergency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Krysten Houk)

Lieutenant Colonel Christine Houser, the commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, steps up to the plate during the H&HS softball tournament at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Jan. 15, 2021. Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron held a slow-pitch softball tournament for the January warrior games to build morale and unit camaraderie. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Hiatt)

An illustration and quote from Col. Charles B. Dockery, the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar commanding officer, in support of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign. MCAS Miramar leadership received the COVID-19 vaccine as part of the show of confidence campaign on MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Jan 14. 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps illustration by SSgt. Marcin Platek)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stephen Booth, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, picks up trash during a volunteer event with the Single Marine Program outside of MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Jan. 13, 2021. The SMP hosted the volunteer cleanup event to remove trash along the station's perimeter to clean up the heavily-trafficked and often-polluted area, and ensure that the station Marines remain excellent environmental stewards of the surrounding area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Krysten Houk)

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar partake in the Marine Corps martial arts instructor course-culminating event at Naval Air Station North Island, California, Dec. 18, 2020. The three-week MAI course ends with an event aimed to challenge the will and knowledge of every Marine in order to earn their tab. (U.S. Marine Corps Photos by Lance Cpl. Krysten Houk)