Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Austin Duhan cleans and conducts maintenance on an F/A-18 Super Hornet to prepare for Exercise ILVES at Rissala Air Base, Kuopio, Finland May 31, 2021. Marines with VMFA-115 are deployed to Kuopio, Finland in support of squadron visit ILVES (Finnish for “Lynx”). The purpose of ILVES is to conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground training, improve proficiency in joint and multinational tactics, and enhance partnerships with allies. VMFA-115 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

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Keywords: airwing, americas, force, international, interoperability, jet, joint