VMFA-232 ramps up for RED FLAG-Alaska 17-1 [Image 6 of 14]

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, AK, UNITED STATES

10.10.2016

Photo by Master Sgt. Karen Tomasik 

354th Fighter Wing

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornets assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., line up at the end of the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, runway Oct. 10, 2016, for the first combat training mission of RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 17-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, which enables U.S. Marines in units like VMFA-232 to prepare for future combat and contingency operations in a realistic threat environment inside the largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik)

• Date Taken: 10.10.2016
• Date Posted: 10.12.2016 20:28
• Photo ID: 2915415
• VIRIN: 161010-F-JH697-1257
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 1.4 MB
• Location: EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, AK, US