Marine Corps Cpl. Jeffrey T. Batres, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, fires a GAU-17 machine gun at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Jan. 26, 2023. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) demonstrated their capability to conduct distributed aviation operations, logistics, communications, and sustainment requirements necessary to fight in future battles in accordance with Force Design 2030. HMLA-167 is a subordinate unit of 2nd MAW, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

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Keywords: 2maw, aviation, close-air, distributed, farp, hmla-167, operations, support, uh-1y, venomr