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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)
| 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 |
| Web Views: | 77 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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