VMFA(AW)-242 launch from the flight line [Image 5 of 8]

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM

02.21.2020

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Ricker 

1st Marine Aircraft Wing   

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Nicholas Skorina, a pilot with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, climbs out of an F/A-18D Hornet after flight operations during Cope North (CN) 20 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb 21, 2020. Exercise CN is an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces multilateral field training exercise with participants from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force. The primary intent of CN is to enhance coordination of combined air tactics, hone techniques and procedures while strengthening security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Ricker)

• Date Taken: 02.21.2020
• Date Posted: 03.12.2020 03:22
• Photo ID: 6134818
• VIRIN: 200221-M-BH827-1008
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 8.39 MB
• Location: ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU