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    Freezing Winds 23: Marines with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 prepare F/A-18s for take off [Image 6 of 8]

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    Freezing Winds 23: Marines with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 prepare F/A-18s for take off

    TAMPERE-PIRKKALA AIR BASE, FINLAND

    11.24.0817

    Photo by Cpl. Adam Henke 

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

    U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael Allen, a California native and an F/A-18 Hornet pilot with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224, conducts preflight checks during flight operations in preparation for exercise Freezing Winds 23 at Tampere-Pirkkala Air Base, Finland, Nov. 20, 2023. FW23 is a Finnish-led maritime exercise in which United States Marines assigned to Marine Rotational Force- Europe, and U.S. Navy Forces Europe takes part. The exercise serves as a venue to increase Finnish Navy readiness and increase U.S., Finland, and NATO partners and Allies interoperability in operational logistics, integrated fires, and amphibious operations in and around Baltic Sea littorals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Henke)

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    Date Taken: 11.24.0817
    Date Posted: 11.27.2023 15:33
    Photo ID: 8138834
    VIRIN: 231120-M-QL352-1065
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 12.03 MB
    Location: TAMPERE-PIRKKALA AIR BASE, FI
    Hometown: POWAY, CALIFORNIA, US

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