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)
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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