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As a village burned and bullets whizzed by, 1st Lt. Christian F. Schilt, went above and beyond the call of duty as a Marine Corps aviator, earning himself the Medal of Honor. 1st Lt. Christian F. Schilt was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during an insurrection at Quilali, Nicaragua in January 1928. Schilt volunteered under extremely dangerous conditions to evacuate wounded by air and transport a relief commanding officer to assume charge of the situation. Under hostile infantry fire, Schilt took off a total of 10 times evacuating casualties and bringing supplies to others in desperate need. His actions resulted in three lives being saved. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Cody Lemons/ Released)

Capt. Michael Wehner discusses what it’s like to be an AV-8B Harrier II pilot at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 8, 2017. Harrier pilots conduct offensive and defensive anti-air warfare, including combat air patrol; armed escort missions; and offensive missions against enemy ground-to-air defenses. Wehner is assigned to Marine Attack Training Squadron 203, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Justin Roux/ Released)

Marines assigned to Air Traffic Control, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point play a critical role in the overall training and proficiency of pilots and aircraft on MCAS Cherry Point and the surrounding area, March 29, 2017. They are responsible for the sequencing and separation of aircraft within the MCAS Cherry Point airspace. Cherry Point air traffic controllers manage more than 9,000 square miles of airspace in the region for military, civil, and commercial aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons/Released)

Capt. Tomohiro Sato of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force trains with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 204 aboard Marine Corps Air Station New river, N.C., Feb. 1, 2017. Sato will be the first Japanese MV-22 Osprey instructor pilot when the aircraft is introduced to the Japanese military next year. VMMT-204 is assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photos/video/story by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons/Released)

Training pilots with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted practice landings and take-offs at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Jan. 18, 2017. As the only site on the East Coast that offers Marine Corps pilots field carrier landing practice, the airfield is essential to improving expeditionary mission readiness by training pilots to land on aircraft carriers. The airfield consists of runways constructed from aluminum panels, which can be disassembled and reconstructed anywhere in the world to meet the needs of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/ Released)