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    Exercise Active Shield 21: MCAS Iwakuni Marines Conduct an Arrested Landing of Aircraft [Image 5 of 9]

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    Exercise Active Shield 21: MCAS Iwakuni Marines Conduct an Arrested Landing of Aircraft

    IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN

    10.28.2021

    Photo by Cpl. Bryant Rodriguez 

    1st Marine Aircraft Wing   

    A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet with Strike Fighter Squadron 195 tests an M-31 Expeditionary Arresting Gear System during Exercise Active Shield at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 28, 2021. Arrested landing operations are designed to ensure aircraft land safely during flight operations on short runways, such as landing on short plane carriers and runways. Exercise Active Shield, conducted annually, is designed to better prepare the station to quickly and safely carry out incident response procedures during base defense operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryant Rodriguez)

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    Date Taken: 10.28.2021
    Date Posted: 10.29.2021 07:44
    Photo ID: 6914648
    VIRIN: 211028-M-ST088-1171
    Resolution: 4748x2671
    Size: 5.44 MB
    Location: IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP

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