U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232,Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, handle an Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) before installing it underneath an F/A-18C Hornet in support of Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) 19-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 17, 2018. ATFLIR can locate and designate targets day or night at ranges exceeding 40 nautical miles and altitudes surpassing 50,000 feet. RF-A is a series of U.S. Pacific Air Force commander-directed field training exercise for U.S. and coalition forces to provide a realistic joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large-force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Maria A. Noyola)
Date Taken: | 10.17.2018 |
Date Posted: | 10.25.2018 13:43 |
Photo ID: | 4829384 |
VIRIN: | 181017-M-TR251-0481 |
Resolution: | 5184x3456 |
Size: | 1.21 MB |
Location: | EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA, US |
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