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    Ace of Spades provide close-air support during Exercise Southern Strike 2023 [Image 5 of 16]

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    Ace of Spades provide close-air support during Exercise Southern Strike 2023

    NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES

    04.24.2023

    Photo by Cpl. Christian Cortez 

    2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   

    U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Daniel Ford, a pilot with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, and Lance Cpl. Jaime Varela, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with VMA-231, communicate using hand signals after landing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, April 24, 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)

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    Date Taken: 04.24.2023
    Date Posted: 05.09.2023 16:55
    Photo ID: 7783667
    VIRIN: 230424-M-VU488-2079
    Resolution: 4732x3155
    Size: 8.54 MB
    Location: NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US
    Hometown: ARLINGTON, TEXAS, US
    Hometown: ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, US

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