U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, perform maintenance on an AH-1Z Super Cobra during exercise Bold Alligator 14, aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3), Nov. 4, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James R. Skelton/Released)