VMFA(AW)-224 aviation ordnance, backbone for F/A-18D mission [Image 3 of 4]

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, THAILAND

02.17.2013

Photo by Lance Cpl. Todd Michalek 

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Before sunrise, aviation ordnance Marines load a Guided Bomb Unit 12 onto an F/A-18D to be used later that day as a part of bilateral training with Wing One Royal Thai Air Force pilots during exercise Cobra Gold 2013 at Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 17. CG 13 is a multilateral exercise and develops multinational solutions to common challenges. The Marines are with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

• Date Taken: 02.17.2013
• Date Posted: 02.20.2013 21:14
• Photo ID: 870425
• VIRIN: 130218-M-YH418-003
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 1.89 MB
• Location: NAKHON RATCHASIMA, TH