4th Marines Jump Through ITX 2-15 [Image 11 of 16]

TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, UNITED STATES

02.13.2015

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

Col. David L. Odom boards a UH-1Y Venom helicopter Feb. 12 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, to command the fight from the sky during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Cpl. Christopher J. Benavidez flies with Odom to keep active communication with the combat operation center and the ground units during the battle. ITX 2-15 is designed to integrate combined arms and improve warfighting capabilities. Benavidez, a Livermore, California native, is a radio operator with Headquarters Company, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Odom, a Hartsville, South Carolina, native, is the commanding officer for 4th Marines and Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Four for ITX 2-15. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.13.2015
• Date Posted: 02.22.2015 19:45
• Photo ID: 1781234
• VIRIN: 150212-M-XX123-251
• Resolution: 5389x3751
• Size: 1.75 MB
• Location: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, US
• Hometown: HARTSVILLE, SC, US
• Hometown: LIVERMORE, CA, US