Leadership in Flight: U.S. Navy Air Boss flies with 3rd MAW [Image 9 of 10]

CA, UNITED STATES

03.29.2024

Courtesy Photo

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jair Chavez, sergeant major of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; Capt. Urbane Martinez and Maj. Owen T. Schreiber, both AH-1Z pilots with HMLA-169; Col. Jeremie Hester, commanding officer of MAG-39; U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Daniel L. Cheever, Commander, Naval Air Forces; U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of 3rd MAW; Lt. Col. Joel Croskey, commanding officer of HMLA-169; Lt. Col. Andrew Lundskow, operations officer of MAG-39; Maj. Charles Bousa, operations officer of HMLA-169; and Master Gunnery Sgt. Mark Morales, maintenance chief of HMLA-169; pose for a group photo in front of an AH-1Z Viper helicopter with HMLA-169, at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2024. Cheever and Borgschulte flew AH-1Z Viper helicopters with HMLA-169 pilots to showcase the combat capabilities of 3rd MAW, the Marine Corps’ largest aircraft wing. Cheever, known as the “Air Boss,” is the Type Commander of all naval aviation units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

• Date Taken: 03.29.2024
• Date Posted: 04.15.2024 16:50
• Photo ID: 8341515
• VIRIN: 240329-M-HL316-1544
• Resolution: 8192x5464
• Size: 21.02 MB
• Location: CA, US