U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z attack helicopter pilots and bulk fuel specialists, both with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, deliver fuel to aircraft at a forward arming and refueling point during an expeditionary (EXPO) strike, on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2024. This EXPO strike launched the first joint air-to-ground munition (JAGM) off an AH-1Z in the Indo-Pacific region. The JAGM provides a true “fire and forget” capability to guide the missile to endgame, able to destroy fast-moving maritime targets like fast attack craft (FAC) in rough sea states. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Lape)
Date Taken: | 06.26.2024 |
Date Posted: | 06.27.2024 23:15 |
Photo ID: | 8504037 |
VIRIN: | 240626-M-MJ391-1008 |
Resolution: | 3840x2160 |
Size: | 2.39 MB |
Location: | IE SHIMA, OKINAWA, JP |
Web Views: | 114 |
Downloads: | 6 |
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