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RMM157TJ–PACIFIC OCEAN – An AV-8B Harrier with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Aviation Combat Element lands aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) after conducting a fly-by with F/A-18E/F Super Hornets from nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson’s (CVN 70), Jan. 20, 2018. The 15th MEU and America Amphibious Ready Group provide a combatant commander with a task-organized force capable of responding to a variety of contingencies, usually within hours. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)
RMHF23D7–Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-463, Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, conduct pre-flight operations to ensure the CH-53E Super Stallions are fully operationally capable and safe aboard Royal Australian Air Force's Base Darwin, April 18. The ACE completes the Marine Air-Ground Task force capability that MRF-D contributes during its third rotation to Australia, offering assets such as casualty evacuation, heavy lifting and troop movement when called upon. Marines prepare Super Stallions for MRF-D operations 140418-M-SE196-006
RM2JHY6NK–Cadiz, Spain. 15 July, 2022. A U.S. Marines AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit takes off from the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, July 15, 2022 near Cadiz, Spain. Credit: Cpl. Yvonna Guyette/U.S. Marine Corps/Alamy Live News
RMPCH2K2–120722-F-MQ656-339 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 22, 2012) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Brazil, flight crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire combat training mission over the Pohakuloa Training Area the during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. HMLA-169 is part of the aviation combat element of special purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 3. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating are participating in the biennia
RM2B14FGM–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gregory Ybarra, a UH-1Y crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, provides cover fire for Marines from 3rd Marine Regiment during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training mission as part of Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-17 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 17, 2017. ITX is a combined-arms training exercise enabling Marines across 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing to operate as an aviation combat element integrated with ground and logistics combat elements as a Marine air-ground task force.
RMCPB1E2–Pilots flying a CH-46E Sea Knight take off from USS Pearl Harbor here May 7. The pilots serve with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego, Nov. 14, beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Horn of Africa and Middle East regions.
RFJF386N–020310-M-1499F-045 Forward Operating Base, U.S. Central Command Area of Operations, Afghanistan (Mar. 10, 2002) -- Cpl. Jose A. Aguilera, assigned to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), provides security for a CH-53E 'Super Stallion' helicopter off-loading supplies to a KC-130 'Hercules' transport aircraft in support in Operation Anaconda. Helicopters from the 13th MEU (SOC)'s Aviation Combat Element are conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nathan J. Ferbert. (RELEASED)
RM2M5KHRD–U.S. Marine Corps avionics and power-liners from Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 walk across the flightline at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Mar. 22, 2022. VMFAT-501 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.
RMW0MR3D–Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 await take off en route to the USS Mesa Verde at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., September 14, 2016. Aside from the ground and logistics combat element, the aviation combat element is provided by VVM-365 and will be a vital asset to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit on their upcoming deployment. Photo by Brianna Gaudi/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI
RM2K4T835–American Samoa. 16th Sep, 2022. A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 Reinforced, Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, conducts pre-flight checks on an MV-22 Osprey during a Transpacific (TRANSPAC) flight in American Samoa, Sept. 16, 2022. TRANSPAC was a long-range tactical redeployment from Darwin to Hawaii with stops in Fiji, American Samoa, and Kiribati. Credit: U.S. Marines/ZUMA Press Wire Service/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News
RFE8WB3A–Fine Art Of Aviation: Eros Of Mars. Closeup view of a part of an aircraft black propeller blades
RM2D5EYH9–EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES. A U.S. Marines AH-1W Super Cobra gunship flies low over Albania May 9. The Aviation Combat Element (ACE) for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) includes 12 CH-46E Sea Knight transport chopers, four CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift chopers, four AH-1W Super Cobra gunships, two UH-1N utility chopers and six AV-8B Harrier attack jets. YB/GB
RF2JN5KX4–Kazan, Russia. August 05, 2022. Chevron of the Swifts aerobatic team. An element of the pilot's costume. Pilot of Russian attack aircraft
RMT5NFKP–U.S. Marines with the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, conduct a flyover during the Anzac Day parade, Darwin, Australia, April 25, 2019. Anzac Day is a time to reflect on the contribution made by past and present service personnel who have displayed great courage, discipline, and self-sacrifice in choosing life of service to their country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan E. Gilbert)
RM2GKMFK9–An MV-22B Osprey flies over the Northern Territory of Australia while transporting U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Platoon, Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin from Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin to Mount Bundy Training Area, NT, Australia, May 26, 2021.
RM2JHY6NX–Cadiz, Spain. 15 July, 2022. A U.S. Marines MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is silhouetted by the sun on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, July 15, 2022 near Cadiz, Spain. Credit: Sgt. Armando Elizalde/U.S. Marine Corps/Alamy Live News
RMPCH2K3–120722-F-MQ656-251 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 22, 2012) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Sippl, flight crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, fires a 7.62mm GAU-17/A Minigun during a live-fire combat training mission over the Pohakuloa Training Area the during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. HMLA-169 is part of the aviation combat element of special purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 3. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating are participating in the biennial
RM2B14NFK–U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) use fuel from an MV-22B Osprey to refuel an AH-1Z Viper helicopter during Exercise Talisman Saber 2017 in Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 17, 2017. VMM-265 (Rein.) is a part of the Aviation Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber while deployed on its regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine
RMCPB0HF–Pilots flying a CH-46E Sea Knight take off from USS Pearl Harbor here May 6. The pilots serve with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Horn of Africa and Middle East regions
RF2K548TK–200524-M-IR130-1172 ARABIAN GULF (May 24, 2020) A reconnaissance Marine assigned to the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), launches an RQ-20 Puma aboard a combat rubber raiding craft May 24, 2020. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 26th MEU, supported by air power from the Aviation Combat Element of the ARG/MEU, including AV-8B Harriers and attack helicopters, are conducting routine sustainment training in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in order to enhance the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to employ low-signature, operationally relevant and strategically mo
RM2M5JPY4–U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y pilots with the Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit observe an Outlaw G2 Unmanned Arial System during Fleet Battle Problem 22-1, March 20, 2022. FBP 22-1 integrates naval capabilities to support special operations, provide defense ashore and at sea, and develop the use of unmanned underwater vehicles.
RMW0MPH6–U.S. Navy Lt. Shane Joseph, the aviation combat element surgeon with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 16.2, fires an M249 light machine gun from the standing position during a familiarization range at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 8, 2016. Photo by Sgt. Donald Holbert/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI
RM2J84GKD–Darwin, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4th May, 2022. A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Aviation Combat Element (ACE), Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, taxis to a staging area after long-range training in Darwin, NT, Australia, May 4, 2022. The ACE conducted air-to-air refuel training to maintain readiness during the MRF-D 22 rotation. Credit: U.S. Marines/ZUMA Press Wire Service/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News
RM2D5AKP8–EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES. A US Marine of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) holds his M-16 assault riflle as a crewman of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter takes position by a 50mm caliber machinegun while on a mission over Albania May 9. The Aviation Combat Element (ACE) for the 26th MEU includes 12 CH-46E Sea Knight transport chopers, four CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift chopers, four AH-1W Super Cobra gunships, two UH-1N utility chopers and six AV-8B Harrier attack jets. YB/AS
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RMT980K0–190501-M-QS181-0025 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 1, 2019) U.S. Marines aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) unload a CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight deck. The Super Stallions transported Aviation Combat Element equipment aboard the USS John P. Murtha during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Monty)
RM2GKMFK3–An MV-22B Osprey flies over the Northern Territory of Australia while transporting U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Platoon, Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin from Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin to Mount Bundy Training Area, NT, Australia, May 26, 2021.
RM2K21B41–Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 12 September, 2022. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 12 September, 2022. U.S. Marines with the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing conduct flight operations near the Christ the Redeemer statue at Corcovado Mountain during the Christ the Redeemer statue at Corcovado Mountain joint exercise UNITAS LXIII, September 12, 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
RMM3HR04–Sgt. Adam Collins, a CH-53E crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, prepares to load the first stick of jumpers during parachute and flight operations with 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6. During parachute and jump operations, the ground combat element and the aviation combat element work together to ensure safety and mission accomplishment during training. (U.S. Marine Corps
RM2B14HX6–U.S. Marines with the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct maintenance on an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft on RAAF Base, Darwin, Australia, May 9, 2019. The 2019 rotation is the eighth iteration of MRF-D and will include bilateral and multilateral training activities with the Australian Defence Force and regional allies and partners throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan E. Gilbert)
RME5H1K5–U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hershel Lopresto, a crew chief with an aviation combat element with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, shoo
RM2MA6P77–A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron One Six Two (HMM-162), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (MEUSOC), lands at the Al Qatranah Range, in Jordan, while conducting a bi-lateral training exercise with the Jordanian Armed Forces. Base: Al Qatranah Range Country: Jordan (JOR)
RMW0MR9Y–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sam Aulai, a powerliner with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 16.2, directs an F/A-18D prior to takeoff at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, on October 15, 2016. VMFA(AW)-533 departed the CENTCOM area of responsibility, completing deployment as part of the Aviation Combat Element of SPMAGTF-CR-CC. The squadron conducted strikes in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, a
RM2J84FGR–Setermoen, Norway. 25th Apr, 2022. U.S. Marines Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan Pennington, right, assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, discusses the functions of the FIM-92 Stinger missile system to Norwegian Army Sgt. Silje Skarsbakk during a bilateral training event in Setermoen, Norway, April 25, 2022. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in a bilateral training event with the Kingdom of Norway's Armed Forces to strengthen U.S. and Norway interoperability, ensuring collective capabilities and steadfast partnership
RM2D5C6X0–EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES. A U.S. Marines AH-1W Super Cobra gunship flies low over Albania May 9. The Aviation Combat Element (ACE) for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) includes 12 CH-46E Sea Knight transport chopers, four CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift chopers, four AH-1W Super Cobra gunships, two UH-1N utility chopers and six AV-8B Harrier attack jets. **DIGITAL IMAGE**
RMTAJ48A–U.S. Marines with the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D), conduct an aerial insert via an MV-22 Osprey during Exercise Southern Jackaroo, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, May 25, 2019. Southern Jackaroo is a trilateral exercise hosted by 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, in conjunction with MRF-D Marines and service members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Gilbert)
RM2GKMFKN–An MV-22B Osprey flies over the Northern Territory of Australia while transporting U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Platoon, Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin from Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin to Mount Bundy Training Area, NT, Australia, May 26, 2021.
RMMCBKK9–PACIFIC OCEAN (March 25, 2018) An AH-1Z Viper from the Marine Light Attack Helicopter detachment of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 reinforced, the aviation combat element for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), flies over the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), during flight operations for an amphibious squadron and MEU integration (PMINT) exercise. PMINT is a training evolution between Essex Amphibious Ready Group and 13th MEU, which allows Sailors and Marines to train as a cohesive unit in preparation for their upcoming deployment.
RM2B14HDC–U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, the 'China Marines,' launch a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a simulated boat raid aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in the Philippine Sea Jan. 25, 2019. Alpha Company Marines are the small boat raid specialists for BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of milit
RME8ACWX–U.S. Marines with Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin load a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter onto an Air Force C-5 Galaxy aircraft at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, Sept. 23, 2014. The Marines moved back to their h
RM2M5JPXW–U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Cody Meggs, a helicopter crew chief with the Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit looks off the side of a UH-1Y Huey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced) during Fleet Battle Problem 22-1, March 20, 2022. FBP 22-1 integrates naval capabilities to support special operations, provide defense ashore and at sea, and develop the use of unmanned underwater vehicles.
RM2J6B0WN–Apr 19, 2022 - Norway - A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey assigned to the Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies over mountainous terrain in Norway during flight operations, April 19, 2022. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in a bilateral training event with the Kingdom of Norway’s Armed Forces to strengthen U.S. and Norway interoperability, ensuring collective capabilities and steadfast partnerships among NATO allies and partners. (Credit Image: © U.S. Marines/ZUMA Press Wire Service/ZUMAPRESS.com)
RMT980K1–190501-M-QS181-0055 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 1, 2019) U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), depart from the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26). The Super Stallions transported Aviation Combat Element equipment aboard the USS John P. Murtha during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Monty)
RM2GKMFJP–A U.S. Marine Corps Air Crew Chief sits in the back of an MV-22B Osprey flying from Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin to Mount Bundy Training Area, NT, Australia, May 26, 2021. The MV-22B Osprey was transporting U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Platoon, Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, to MBTA for a three-day training evolution.
RMMC8JMC–Lance Cpl. Alfredo Vasquezmorales, assigned to the Marine Light Attack Helicopter detachment of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 reinforced, the aviation combat element for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Los Angeles, Calif., cleans an LAU-61 rocket pod of an AH-1Z Viper, on the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), during an amphibious squadron and MEU integration exercise. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group and 13th MEU fully integrated for the first time before their summer deployment. PMINT is a crucial pre-deployment exe
RM2B14GF2–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Perez, a rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/4), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts security during platoon attack training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 28, 2019. Perez, a native of Tampa, Florida, graduated from Riverview High School in May 2015 before enlisting in January 2016. During the training, Marines with Charlie Company refined their ability to locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, or repel the enemy’s assault by fire and close combat, the mission o
RMC8F8HF–An AV-8B Harrier with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's aviation combat element lands on USS Makin Island
RM2M5JPYF–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Jacobs, a helicopter crew chief with the Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit flies in a UH-1Y Huey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced) during Fleet Battle Problem 22-1, March 20, 2022. FBP 22-1 integrates naval capabilities to support special operations, provide defense ashore and at sea, and develop the use of unmanned underwater vehicles.
RM2J5JDYK–Norway. 17th Apr, 2022. A MV-22 Osprey, attached to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands in a field during a bilateral training event in Norway, April 17, 2022. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in a bilateral training event with the Kingdom of Norway's Armed Forces to strengthen U.S. and Norway interoperability ensuring collective capabilities and steadfast partnerships among NATO allies and partners. Credit: U.S. Navy/ZUMA Press Wire Service/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News
RMTAJ480–U.S. Marines with the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D), and Australian Army soldiers conduct an aerial insert via an MV-22 Osprey during Exercise Southern Jackaroo, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, May 25, 2019. Southern Jackaroo is a trilateral exercise hosted by 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, in conjunction with MRF-D Marines and service members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Gilbert)
RM2GKMFK4–An MV-22B Osprey departs after dropping off U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Platoon, Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin at Mount Bundy Training Area, NT, Australia, May 26, 2021. Alpha Battery conducted tactical training during a three-day field evolution. 2nd LAAD is an air defense unit that is capable of providing early warning of hostile air threats to other elements of the air defense system.
RMMCBKKA–PACIFIC OCEAN Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Michael Gregory, from Bremerton, Wash., signals to the pilot of an AH-1Z Viper from the Marine Light Attack Helicopter detachment of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 reinforced, the aviation combat element for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), to take off of the flight deck on the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), during an amphibious squadron and MEU integration (PMINT) exercise. PMINT is a training evolution between Essex Amphibious Ready Group and 13th MEU, which allows Sailors and Ma
RM2B14P22–A U.S. Navy sailor with the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) guides an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, to land during flight operations aboard the Wasp in the Coral Sea, July 15, 2019. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st MEU, is currently participating in Talisman Sabre 2019 off the coast of Northern Australia. A bilateral, biennial event, Talisman Sabre is designed to improve U.S. and Australian combat training, readiness and interoperability through realistic, re
RMC8F8HX–An AV-8B Harrier with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's aviation combat element lands aboard USS Makin Island here Sept. 1.
RM2M5CMXD–A UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269 provides support to 2nd Marine Division units during Littoral Exercise (LEX) II near Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, March 2, 2022. LEX II provides Marines and Sailors the opportunity to practice advance search, identify and destroy tactics in a coastal environment. HMLA-269 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.
RM2H82P35–North Carolina, USA. 23rd Oct, 2021. A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts deck landings during flight operations training aboard the Arlington, Oct. 23, 2021. Marines and Sailors aboard the Arlington trained continuously to maintain deck landing qualifications and flight readiness during PHIBRONâ Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Integrated training (PMINT). PMINT is the first at-sea period in the MEU's Predeployment Training Program; it aims to increase interoperability and build relationships between M
RMTAJ48J–U.S. Marines with the Ground Combat Element and the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D), conduct an aerial insert via an MV-22 Osprey during Exercise Southern Jackaroo, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, May 25, 2019. Southern Jackaroo is a trilateral exercise hosted by 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, in conjunction with MRF-D Marines and service members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Gilbert)
RM2GKMFBY–U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Platoon, with the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, walk in formation during a 6-kilometer hike at Mount Bundy Training Area, NT, Australia, May 26, 2021. Alpha Battery conducted tactical training during a three-day field evolution. 2nd LAAD is an air defense unit that is capable of providing early warning of hostile air threats to other elements of the air defense system.
RMMC8JMD–Lance Cpl. Martin Parra, assigned to the Marine Light Attack Helicopter detachment of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 reinforced, the aviation combat element for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Mesa, Ariz., conducts maintenance on the tail rotor of an AH-1Z Viper, on the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), during an amphibious squadron and MEU integration exercise. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group and 13th MEU fully integrated for the first time before their summer deployment. PMINT is a crucial pre-deployment exercise t
RM2B14FCA–A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepares for launch during a Tactical Air Control Party exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Coral Sea, June 24, 2019. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as ready-response force for any type of contingency, while simultaneously providing a flexible and lethal crisis response force ready to per
RMCPTTP0–Pilots flying a CH-53E Super Stallion land aboard USS Makin Island here May 12. The pilots serve with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14, beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Horn of Africa and Middle East regions.
RM2M5M3NW–U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 stand in formation for a squadron photo at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, March 24, 2022. VMFAT-501 deployed to Mountain Home Air Force Base to train entry-level pilots to be proficient at close-air support and high-explosive ordnance drops in preparation for their future-fleet F-35B units and aviation operations abroad. VMFAT-501 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.
RM2K21EGF–Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, USA. 30th Aug, 2022. U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 equip a KC-130J Hercules with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, August. 30, 2022. VMGR-252 trained in close-air support by using the Harvest Hercules Airborne Weapons Kit. VMGR-252 is a subordinate of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. Credit: U.S. Marines/ZUMA Press Wire Service/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News
RMT980JY–190501-M-QS181-0018 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 1, 2019) U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), land a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26). The Super Stallions transported Aviation Combat Element equipment aboard the USS John P. Murtha during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Monty)
RM2GKMFC7–U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Platoon, with the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, walk in formation during a 6-kilometer hike at Mount Bundy Training Area, NT, Australia, May 26, 2021. Alpha Battery conducted tactical training during a three-day field evolution. 2nd LAAD is an air defense unit that is capable of providing early warning of hostile air threats to other elements of the air defense system.
RMMCBKKB–PACIFIC OCEAN (March 25, 2018) Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Horatio Johnson, from Miami, Fla., signals to the pilot of a UH-1Y Venom from the Marine Light Attack Helicopter detachment of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 reinforced, the aviation combat element for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), to land on the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), during an amphibious squadron and MEU integration (PMINT) exercise. PMINT is a training evolution between Essex Amphibious Ready Group and 13th MEU, which allows Sailors and Mari
RM2B14H4F–U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Octavious Lee, a driver with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts assembly drills on a light armored vehicle’s M242 Bushmaster chain gun aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) in the Coral Sea, August 2, 2019. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as ready-response force for any type of contingency, while simultaneously providing a flexible and lethal crisis r
RMCPW7DY–Pilots flying a CH-53E Super Stallion land aboard USS Makin Island here May 12. The pilots serve with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14, beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Horn of Africa and Middle East regions.
RM2M5FRJP–U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit extract marines during a ship-to-shore exercise in support of Northern Viking 2022, in Miðsandur, Iceland, April 11, 2022. Northern Viking 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Iceland and Allied nations, enabling multi-domain command and control of joint and coalition forces in the defense of Iceland and Sea Lines of Communication in the Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom (GIUK) gap.
RM2JFY8GJ–June 7, 2022 - Beaufort, South Carolina, USA - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 taxis to the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 7, 2022. VMFA-115 supports the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander by providing supporting arms coordination, conducting multi-sensor imagery reconnaissance, and destroying surface targets and enemy aircraft, day or night, under all weather conditions, during expeditionary, joint, or combined operations. VMFA-115 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II
RMT980JX–190501-M-QS181-0012 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 1, 2019) U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to land a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26). The Super Stallions transported Aviation Combat Element equipment aboard the USS John P. Murtha during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Monty)
RM2GKMFB3–U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Platoon, with the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force -Darwin, walk in formation during a 6-kilometer hike at Mount Bundy Training Area, NT, Australia, May 26, 2021. Alpha Battery conducted tactical training during a three-day field evolution. 2nd LAAD is an air defense unit that is capable of providing early warning of hostile air threats to other elements of the air defense system.
RMMCBKK6–PACIFIC OCEAN (March 25, 2018) Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Horatio Johnson, from Miami, Fla., signals to the pilot of a UH-1Y Venom from the Marine Light Attack Helicopter detachment of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 reinforced, the aviation combat element for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), on the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), during an amphibious squadron and MEU integration (PMINT) exercise. PMINT is a training evolution between Essex Amphibious Ready Group and 13th MEU, which allows Sailors and Marines to t
RM2B14HC5–A U.S. Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force holds security during a walkthrough rehearsal while conducting Military Operation on Urban Terrain training as part of Realistic Urban Training Exercise 19-1 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 23, 2019. RUTEX 19-1, the first iteration of the exercise that the 31st MEU has conducted in Hawaii, will incorporate scenarios and considerations that the Marines and Sailors of the MRF will factor into any real-world situation in an urban environment and will allow them to integrate with local law enforcemen
RMCPTTNX–Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) conduct maintenance on an AH-1Z Super Cobra aboard USS Makin Island here May 12. The squadron serves as the aviation combat element with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14, beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Horn of Africa and Middle East regions.
RM2M5FRHY–U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit extract marines during a ship-to-shore exercise in support of Northern Viking 2022, in Miðsandur, Iceland, April 11, 2022. Northern Viking 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Iceland and Allied nations, enabling multi-domain command and control of joint and coalition forces in the defense of Iceland and Sea Lines of Communication in the Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom (GIUK) gap.
RM2JAPT2R–May 18, 2022 - At Sea - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ryan Mortensen and Capt. Jeffrey Jaeckel, both AH-1Z pilots assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, take-off during flight operations aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD3 ), May 18, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are participating in the Estonian-led exercise Siil 22 (Hedgehog 22 in English). Siil 22 brings together members of the Estonian Defense Force and Sailors and Marines under Commander Task Force 61/2 to enhance Allied interoperability an
RMW3DJ61–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conducts an external lift during helicopter support team training on Moron Air Base, Spain, July 9, 2019. The exercise was conducted to increase interoperability between the aviation combat element and logistics combat element. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Cor
RM2GKMFF3–U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Platoon, Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, embark an MV-22B Osprey at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, May 26, 2021. Alpha Battery flew to Mount Bundy Training Area to conduct tactical training during a three-day field evolution. 2nd LAAD is an air defense unit that is capable of providing early warning of hostile air threats to other elements of the air defense system.