US Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 load a Guided Bomb Unit 49 (GBU-49) onto an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in the Western Pacific Ocean on September 12th, 2021. The GBU-49 is a laser and GPS-guided bomb effective across various conditions and against many types of moving or stationary target. VMFA-211, deployed aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth as part of the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group 21, became the first squadron to employ the GBU-49 from a Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier.
Date Taken: | 09.12.2021 |
Date Posted: | 09.20.2021 20:31 |
Photo ID: | 6832148 |
VIRIN: | 210912-M-MS099-438 |
Resolution: | 4032x1951 |
Size: | 3.29 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Web Views: | 186 |
Downloads: | 37 |
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