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Rear Adm. Greg Newkirk, the commander of Carrier Strike Group 5, and a native of Medina, Ohio, presents the Legion of Merit award to Capt. Patrick Corrigan, the outgoing commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, and a native of Miller Place, New York, during the CVW-5 change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 12, 2024. CVW-5 is the U.S. Navy’s only permanently forward deployed air wing and consists of nine squadrons flying F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, EA-18G Growlers, E-2D Hawkeyes, C-2A Greyhounds and MH-60R/S Sea Hawks used to conduct carrier air warfare operations and assist in the planning, control, coordination and integration of air wing squadrons in support of carrier air warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)
| Date Taken: | 12.12.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 12.16.2024 01:45 |
| Photo ID: | 8801715 |
| VIRIN: | 241212-M-HB515-1063 |
| Resolution: | 3989x5983 |
| Size: | 5.8 MB |
| Location: | IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP |
| Web Views: | 40 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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