U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare to load an AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile onto an AH-1Z Viper helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, MAG 39, 3rd MAW, on the flight deck of the Independence-class littoral combat ship Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) during Exercise Steel Knight 23.2, in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 5, 2023. The JAGM is a precision-guided munition that provides improved lethality and operational flexibility for use against high value stationary, moving, and relocatable land and maritime targets. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Trent Randolph)
Date Taken: | 12.05.2023 |
Date Posted: | 12.07.2023 20:57 |
Photo ID: | 8157515 |
VIRIN: | 231205-M-TQ917-1165 |
Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
Size: | 15.17 MB |
Location: | CAMP PENDELTON, CALIFORNIA, US |
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