U.S. Marine Corps Col. Tom Fields, commanding officer of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31, left, awards U.S. Navy Lt. Scott Nieman, a native of Willis, Michigan, as VX-31’S 2020 Test Naval Flight Officer of the Year on Jan. 4 in China Lake, California. (U.S. Navy photo by Katie Archibald)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Tom Fields, commanding officer of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31, left, awards U.S. Navy Lt. Scott Nieman, a native of Willis, Michigan, as VX-31’S 2020 Test Naval Flight Officer of the Year on Jan. 4 in China Lake, California. (U.S. Navy photo by Katie Archibald)