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    A military pilot is seated in the open cockpit of a jet fighter aircraft, appearing to adjust or fasten their oxygen mask or helmet equipment. The aircraft is on the ground at what appears to be a military airbase or airfield, with green grass, trees, and overcast skies visible in the background. The pilot is wearing a green flight suit, black helmet, and harness straps.

    LINKOPING, SWEDEN

    08.21.2013

    Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda 

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

    Maj. Eric Grunke, an AV-8B Harrier instructor pilot, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics One, Yuma, Ariz., and Weiser, Idaho, native, straps on his aviator helmet and checks his communications before support a rehearsal of Close Air Support and Forward Air Controller (Airborne) operations with Swedish aviators from the Swedish Air Force Operation, Tactics and Procedures division and SwAF UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters from the 21st Black Hawk Helicopter Wing. Marine aviation instructors from Marine Air Weapons and Tactics One, Yuma, Ariz., introduced Forward Air Controller (Airborne) and Close Air Support concepts, tactics, and procedures for evaluation into the Swedish Air Force's aviation training with SwAF pilots from the 21st UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Wing and the JAS-39 Grippen Operations, Tactics and Evaluations division, August 5-23 at Malmen Military Base, Linköping, Sweden.

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    Date Taken: 08.21.2013
    Date Posted: 09.03.2013 07:43
    Photo ID: 1009016
    VIRIN: 130821-M-XI134-006
    Resolution: 5616x3744
    Size: 9.45 MB
    Location: LINKOPING, SE
    Hometown: WEISER, IDAHO, US
    Web Views: 206
    Downloads: 10

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    An aerial photograph showing a military helicopter flying over a densely forested landscape with lakes and scattered farmland visible in the background. The helicopter appears to be a dark olive/green colored military rotary-wing aircraft, likely a UH-60 Black Hawk or similar utility helicopter. The terrain below features extensive coniferous forest, open water bodies, and agricultural fields stretching to rolling hills on the horizon.
    A military jet fighter is captured in low-altitude flight, appearing to be either taking off or landing at an airfield. The aircraft is silhouetted against an overcast, grey sky with landing gear visibly deployed. A treeline and green grass runway area are visible in the background.
    A military pilot is seated in the open cockpit of a jet fighter aircraft, appearing to adjust or fasten their oxygen mask or helmet equipment. The aircraft is on the ground at what appears to be a military airbase or airfield, with green grass, trees, and overcast skies visible in the background. The pilot is wearing a green flight suit, black helmet, and harness straps.
    Five military personnel in flight suits of two different colors (olive green and tan/khaki) are gathered around a table covered with aeronautical or topographical maps and documents. They appear to be conducting a mission briefing or flight planning session, with a large wall map visible in the background. The setting appears to be a military operations or briefing room.
    The image is taken from inside a military helicopter, showing a crew member in the foreground wearing a flight helmet and harness, looking out an open door. In the distance, a second military helicopter — appearing to be a UH-60 Black Hawk — flies in formation over a rural landscape featuring a large body of water, agricultural fields, and scattered tree lines. The sky is clear and blue with minimal cloud cover.

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