U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Marcus Santana, an airframes mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, uses hand signals to communicate to a pilot before suppression of enemy air defense training during Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 5, 2023. SEAD training increases the ability of fifth-generation fighter pilots to enter the fight first, strike targets deep within an enemy air defense system, and enable follow on strikes by supporting weapons platforms. 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 Cpl. Jade K. Venegas)
Date Taken: | 12.05.2023 |
Date Posted: | 12.11.2023 22:14 |
Photo ID: | 8160010 |
VIRIN: | 231205-M-GO167-1178 |
Resolution: | 5464x8192 |
Size: | 20.03 MB |
Location: | YUMA, ARIZONA, US |
Web Views: | 32 |
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