U.S. Air Force Maj. Jaron Jablonski, a UH-1Y Huey pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands by for fuel 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 attack helicopter 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. Jablonski is a native of Michigan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Lape)
Date Taken: | 06.26.2024 |
Date Posted: | 06.27.2024 23:15 |
Photo ID: | 8504038 |
VIRIN: | 240626-M-MJ391-1009 |
Resolution: | 3840x2160 |
Size: | 2.42 MB |
Location: | IE SHIMA, OKINAWA, JP |
Hometown: | BAY CITY, MICHIGAN, US |
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