U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Lance Orticke, a Fixed-Wing Aircraft Loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, directs a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) off a C-130J Hercules during a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration, also known as a HIRAIN, during exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Eielson Air Force, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2024. The HIRAIN training demonstrated Marine Forces Reserve’s ability to rapidly deploy the HIMARS to meet and deter any threats in any environment, including harsh arctic environments. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Madisyn Paschal)
| Date Taken: | 02.24.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 02.29.2024 16:32 |
| Photo ID: | 8259039 |
| VIRIN: | 240224-M-QJ964-1039 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 1.21 MB |
| Location: | EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 71 |
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