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A UH-1Y Venom piloted by Capts. Kyle Wilt and Joshua Gordon lifts from the amphibious assault ship Makin Island Aug. 14 to fly snipers supporting a counter-piracy training mission miles from southern California’s San Clemente Island. Wilt serves with a detachment of skid-landing helicopters attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked Makin Island and the amphibious transport dock New Orleans in San Diego and sailed Aug. 10 to begin its first seagoing exercise since becoming a complete Marine air-ground task force in May. Wilt, 28, is from Charles Town, W.Va. Gordon, 28, is from Merriam, Kan.
| Date Taken: | 08.14.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 08.15.2011 12:37 |
| Photo ID: | 443174 |
| VIRIN: | 110814-M-GY762-008 |
| Resolution: | 3699x2442 |
| Size: | 1.37 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 73 |
| Downloads: | 36 |
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