U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hayden Cook and Sgt. Austin Cook, both Georgia natives and aircraft ordnance technicians with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224 conducts preflight checks on F/A-18C Hornets 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)
Date Taken: | 11.20.2023 |
Date Posted: | 11.27.2023 15:33 |
Photo ID: | 8138856 |
VIRIN: | 231120-M-QL352-1097 |
Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
Size: | 12.89 MB |
Location: | TAMPERE-PIRKKALA AIR BASE, FI |
Hometown: | CUMMING, GEORGIA, US |
Web Views: | 164 |
Downloads: | 15 |
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