SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (July 20, 2021) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 1st Class George Stone, from Iron Mountain, Mich., assigned to the "Battlecats" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73, aids a Marine from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) with an AN/SSQ-62E Sonobuoy during Summer Fury 21 Advanced Naval Basing. Summer Fury is an exercise conducted by 3rd MAW in order to maintain and build capability, strength and trust within its units to generate the readiness and lethality needed to deter and defeat adversaries during combat operations as the Marine Corps refines tact
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (July 20, 2021) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 1st Class George Stone, from Iron Mountain, Mich., assigned to the "Battlecats" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73, aids a Marine from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) with an AN/SSQ-62E Sonobuoy during Summer Fury 21 Advanced Naval Basing. Summer Fury is an exercise conducted by 3rd MAW in order to maintain and build capability, strength and trust within its units to generate the readiness and lethality needed to deter and defeat adversaries during combat operations as the Marine Corps refines tactics and equipment in accordance with Force Design 2030.
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