 He then became the commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Group 37, which sent him back to Iraq.In 2005, Ayala returned to Camp Pendleton, California to serve as the chief of staff of the 1st Marine Logistics Group.From January 2006 to the beginning of 2007, he deployed to Iraq for a third tour, this time as an embedded advisor to the 1st Iraqi Army Division in Habbaniyah, Al Anbar province.