Marine Corps 1st Lt. Ryan Baxter, a student pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), boards an F/A- 18C Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, May 9, 2023. The squadron conducted simultaneous, live-ordnance strike operations on multiple targets, which were geographically separated by approximately 1,800 miles. The operation demonstrated 3rd MAW’s ability to command, control, and fight across a large battlespace. Baxter is a Blooming Grove, New York, native. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance


Marine Corps 1st Lt. Ryan Baxter, a student pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), boards an F/A- 18C Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, May 9, 2023. The squadron conducted simultaneous, live-ordnance strike operations on multiple targets, which were geographically separated by approximately 1,800 miles. The operation demonstrated 3rd MAW’s ability to command, control, and fight across a large battlespace. Baxter is a Blooming Grove, New York, native. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gadiel Zaragoza)


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