The activation comes as part of the Corps' Force Design 2030 recalibration toward agile logistics in the contested island chains of the Pacific.
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith announced that retention goals were met just weeks after the target window opened.
A MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz went down less than an hour apart on Oct. 26.
The unarmed nuclear bombs were dropped from an F-35A at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada.
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