U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mitchell Hoffman, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) operator with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve employs a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a joint-performance drill in support of exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 18, 2024. The HIMARS weapon system is a crucial component of the Ground Combat Element in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). HIMARS play a pivotal role in providing long-range precision fires to support the MAGTF's objectives, from expeditionary operations to sustained combat in all terrains and climate. Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. military’s capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. Hoffman is a native of Skiatook, Oklahoma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Madisyn Paschal)
Date Taken: | 02.18.2024 |
Date Posted: | 02.27.2024 18:39 |
Photo ID: | 8252743 |
VIRIN: | 240218-M-QJ964-1095 |
Resolution: | 6318x4212 |
Size: | 2.31 MB |
Location: | FORT GREELY, ALASKA, US |
Hometown: | SKIATOOK, OKLAHOMA, US |
Web Views: | 185 |
Downloads: | 8 |
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