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    'Rhinos' support Steel Knight 2016 [Image 2 of 6]

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    The image shows a large, aging concrete apron or tarmac at what appears to be a remote, possibly abandoned or minimally active airfield in an arid desert environment. The surface shows significant weathering, patching, and discoloration across its concrete slabs. White runway/taxiway markings are visible on the surface, and what appear to be aircraft hangars are visible in the background.

    MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    12.10.2015

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz 

    Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

    The newly completed vertical landing and take-off pad located at the Combat Center’s Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field supports Exercise Steel Knight 2016 and future exercises, serves as an emergency landing zone for the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, capable of performing vertical landing and take-off. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released)

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    Date Taken: 12.10.2015
    Date Posted: 12.14.2015 12:54
    Photo ID: 2331072
    VIRIN: 151210-M-PS017-009
    Resolution: 3904x2196
    Size: 3.98 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US
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    Downloads: 23

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    A group of approximately 12 military personnel posing for a formal group photograph on what appears to be a tarmac or flight line. Most individuals are wearing USMC MARPAT (digital camouflage) uniforms, while one person in the center is wearing an olive green flight suit. The setting appears to be a desert military installation based on the arid terrain and mountains visible in the background.
    The image shows a large, aging concrete apron or tarmac at what appears to be a remote, possibly abandoned or minimally active airfield in an arid desert environment. The surface shows significant weathering, patching, and discoloration across its concrete slabs. White runway/taxiway markings are visible on the surface, and what appear to be aircraft hangars are visible in the background.
    A military stealth fighter jet, identifiable as an F-35, is captured during takeoff or landing on a desert airstrip. The aircraft's landing gear is deployed and dust is visible beneath the fuselage, suggesting it is either just lifting off or touching down. The arid, mountainous terrain in the background is consistent with a southwestern United States military installation.
    A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter jet is taxiing on a runway in what appears to be a desert environment. The aircraft bears markings consistent with VMX-22, a Marine Corps operational test and evaluation squadron. The setting suggests a military airbase in an arid region, likely in the southwestern United States.
    A fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, identifiable as an F-35, is captured on a desert airfield runway, appearing to be landing or taxiing. The arid, mountainous terrain in the background suggests a desert military installation, possibly in the American Southwest or Middle East. A yellow runway marker is visible in the foreground right.
    A U.S. Marines F-35B Lightning II fighter jet is captured during takeoff or low-altitude flight over an arid desert runway. The aircraft's landing gear is still deployed, indicating it has just lifted off or is in the early stages of takeoff. The background features a flat desert landscape with distant mountains and a partly cloudy sky.

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