Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 taxi an AV-8B Harrier II jet at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2022. AV-8B Harrier II jets assigned to VMA-223 were loaded with AIM-120A missiles and ADM-141A Tactical Air-Launched Decoys for the pilots to practice air-to-air combat. VMA-223 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

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