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    31st MEU L-MADIS UTV [Image 5 of 5]

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    31st MEU L-MADIS UTV

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    07.27.2024

    Photo by Cpl. Apollo Wilson 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), Marine Air Control Group Detachment 18, Low Altitude Air Defense, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on July 27, 2024. LAAD battalions are responsible for mitigating enemy air superiority by employing the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated system(L-MADIS), Marine Air Defense Integrated system (MADIS) and the FIM-92 stinger missile which is capable of taking down enemy aircraft in a radius of approximately 6 kilometers. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Apollo Wilson)

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    Date Taken: 07.27.2024
    Date Posted: 07.30.2024 04:52
    Photo ID: 8557800
    VIRIN: 240727-M-RU058-1132
    Resolution: 4806x3204
    Size: 6.41 MB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA

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