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Michael Caras, left, range development support officer, and U.S. Navy CWO2 Boatswain mate Raymond White, Deck Warrant Officer assigned to Navy Boat Docks/Watercraft Support Unit, Range Management, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, coordinate a maneuverability and towing test of a decommissioned fuel barge that has been converted into a tactical bombing range target featuring three mock tanks, Jan. 22, 2024. The World War II-era fuel barge was undergoing a maneuverability and towing test to determine its towing competency for its emplacement 30 miles offshore at Bombing Target 9, where it will serve as an offshore waterborne aviation bombing target.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by D.S. Resch)
| Date Taken: | 01.22.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 02.02.2024 10:22 |
| Photo ID: | 8217966 |
| VIRIN: | 240122-M-VA562-1004 |
| Resolution: | 3984x2656 |
| Size: | 2 MB |
| Location: | HAVELOCK, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 9 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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