(e.g. yourname@email.com)

Forgot Password?

    Digital Visual Information Distribution System Logo

    Cobra Gold 18 | 1st MAW arrives to Thailand in support of CG18 [Image 1 of 7]

    Issued by: on
    VIRIN:
    Date Created:
    City:
    State:
    Country:
    A large military heavy-lift helicopter, identifiable as a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, is shown on a tarmac with its rotors spinning. The aircraft is painted in standard military gray and appears to be preparing for takeoff or has recently landed. At least one crew member is visible in the cockpit and another near the open side door.

    UTAPAO, THAILAND

    02.11.2018

    Photo by Cpl. Andy Martinez     

    1st Marine Aircraft Wing     

    A CH-53E Super Stallion lands on the runway at U-Tapao International Airport, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 10, 2018. The U.S. Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 ‘Wolfpack’ arrive to the Kingdom of Thailand to participate in Cobra Gold, one of the largest theater security cooperation exercises in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The Super Stallion belongs to HMH-466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, currently forward deployed under the unit deployment program with MAG-36, 1st MAW, based out of Okinawa, Japan. Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andy Martinez)

    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 02.11.2018
    Date Posted: 02.12.2018 02:15
    Photo ID: 4133613
    VIRIN: 180121-M-MI258-041
    Resolution: 5655x3554
    Size: 8.1 MB
    Location: UTAPAO, TH
    Web Views: 249
    Downloads: 28

    PUBLIC DOMAIN  

    This work, Cobra Gold 18 | 1st MAW arrives to Thailand in support of CG18 [Image 7 of 7], by SSgt Andy Martinez, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.

    GALLERY

    A large military heavy-lift helicopter, identifiable as a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, is shown on a tarmac with its rotors spinning. The aircraft is painted in standard military gray and appears to be preparing for takeoff or has recently landed. At least one crew member is visible in the cockpit and another near the open side door.
    Military personnel in olive drab flight suits are conducting ground operations on an airfield tarmac beneath a large military helicopter. Three crew members are visible performing hand signal communications, likely during aircraft marshaling or pre-flight/post-flight procedures. Ground support equipment and gear are visible on the tarmac around them.
    A military flight crew member in olive green flight suit is working on a tarmac near a large military helicopter, likely a CH-53 Sea Stallion or similar heavy-lift helicopter with its rotors spinning. The crew member is wearing a flight helmet with goggles and ear protection while carrying or handling equipment. A civilian aircraft is visible in the background, suggesting this may be at a joint-use or civilian airport.
    A U.S. Marines AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter is captured in low hover or takeoff phase above a runway or tarmac surface. The aircraft bears the number '45' and 'MARINES' markings, painted in a gray camouflage scheme. The rotor blades show significant motion blur, indicating active flight operations.
    A military attack helicopter, identified by the number '06' on its fuselage, is shown on a paved surface with rotors spinning, viewed from the front. The aircraft appears to be a UH-1Y Venom or AH-1Z Viper type used by the U.S. Marine Corps, equipped with weapons systems on its stub wings. The setting appears to be a tropical or subtropical environment with dense green vegetation in the background.
    A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter, numbered '45', is shown on a tarmac with two crew members visible in the tandem cockpit. The aircraft is painted in standard gray military livery and is equipped with visible weapons systems including a rocket pod. The image appears to be taken during pre-flight or ground operations at a military airfield.
    Two military helicopters are captured in low-altitude flight over a paved runway or airstrip, appearing to be in the process of taking off or hovering. The foreground aircraft is identifiable as a Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter, while the background aircraft appears to be a Bell UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter. Both aircraft are in gray military livery and are equipped with visible weapons systems.

    MORE LIKE THIS

    ASSOCIATED NEWS

    Cobra Gold 18 | 1st MAW arrives to Thailand in support of CG18

    CONTROLLED VOCABULARY KEYWORDS

    No keywords found.

    TAGS

    VMGR-152
    III Marine Expeditionary Force
    Cobra Gold
    1st MAW
    PACOM
    HMLA-369
    HMH-366
    U.S.-Japan alliance
    Gunfighters
    III MEF
    1st Marine Aircraft Wing
    HQMC
    U.S. Forces Japan
    Royal Thai Armed Forces
    Asia-Pacific region
    Utapao
    CobraGold
    Cobra Gold 18
    CG18
    37th iteration
    Marine
    Okinawa
    Marine Corps
    Japan
    USMC
    U.S. Armed Forces
    ACE
    Thailand
    wolfpack
    CG

    OPTIONS

  •   Register/Login to Download
  •   Validate Your Account to Download
  •   Connect My Placements
  •   Download Photo
  •   Download Gallery
  •   Add to My Albums
  •   Create TinyURL
  •   Connect to Placements
  •   Add to Playlist
  •   Distribute Photo
  •   Edit Photo
  •   Add Gallery to Playlist
  •   Distribute Gallery