New Jersey Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Michael Bent communicates with Marine Corps aircraft during a joint-training exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 10, 2017. Bent is a pathfinder assigned to the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The Marines and aircraft are assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 49. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht