Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Robert Elston, a powerplants and line maintenance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 (Reinforced), Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts a preflight inspection on an F/A-18 Hornet before a simulated suppression of enemy air defenses mission in support of exercise Arctic Defender at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 8, 2024. The simulated SEAD mission included aircraft from Germany, France, Spain, and the VMFA-232 (Rein.) is participating with approximately 360 Marines and 19 F/A-18 aircraft in Arctic Defender, a
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Robert Elston, a powerplants and line maintenance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 (Reinforced), Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts a preflight inspection on an F/A-18 Hornet before a simulated suppression of enemy air defenses mission in support of exercise Arctic Defender at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 8, 2024. The simulated SEAD mission included aircraft from Germany, France, Spain, and the VMFA-232 (Rein.) is participating with approximately 360 Marines and 19 F/A-18 aircraft in Arctic Defender, a German Air Force-led exercise that provides a unique opportunity to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luc Boatman)
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Keywords: 11, 24, 232, 3rdmaw, arctic, defender, mag, pacific, sead, skies, vmfa
