A Marine pilot, from Marine Attacks Squadron 223, Cherry Point, North Carolina, performs a pre-flight inspection with Marine plane captains prior to an early evening flight at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, April 19, 2021. The history of brown boots is rooted in the early days of Naval aviation and it signified the difference between aviators and surface officers.

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Keywords: 223, attack, boots, brown, marine, marines, squadron, vma-223