U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon L. Childers, a fixed-wing aircraft airframes mechanic with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, operates a crane to remove the wing assembly from an AV-8B Harrier II jet at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, April 20, 2023. VMA-231 provided close-air support during Exercise Southern Strike 2023, a joint, multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability among allies and branches of the Department of Defense. VMA-231 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christian Cortez)
Date Taken: | 04.20.2023 |
Date Posted: | 05.03.2023 13:04 |
Photo ID: | 7774375 |
VIRIN: | 230420-M-VU488-2143 |
Resolution: | 3912x2608 |
Size: | 5.46 MB |
Location: | NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US |
Hometown: | MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Web Views: | 111 |
Downloads: | 14 |
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