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    Hornets support Keen Sword [Image 2 of 8]

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    A military ground crew member is marshaling a twin-engine fighter jet — consistent with an F/A-18 Hornet or Super Hornet — into a curved arch hangar on a wet airfield. The rain-soaked tarmac creates strong reflections, and additional aircraft and arch hangars are visible in the background. The scene depicts routine flight line operations at a military air base.

    IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN

    11.02.2020

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Bryant Rodriguez 

    1st Marine Aircraft Wing     

    U.S. Marines with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 participate in Exercise Keen Sword 2021 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 2, 2020. Keen Sword is a joint, bilateral training exercise involving U.S. forces and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel designed to increase the combat readiness and interoperability of the Japan-U.S. alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryant Rodriguez)

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    Date Taken: 11.02.2020
    Date Posted: 11.03.2020 02:30
    Photo ID: 6411209
    VIRIN: 201102-M-ST088-1119
    Resolution: 5090x3393
    Size: 5.59 MB
    Location: IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP
    Web Views: 95
    Downloads: 25

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    A military ground crew member in olive flight suit and white helmet performs a pre-flight or post-flight inspection on a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet on a wet tarmac. The aircraft bears the modex number '09' and tail code indicating squadron assignment, with a pilot or crew member visible in the cockpit. The scene appears to be taken during overcast, rainy conditions near a hangar structure.
    A military ground crew member is marshaling a twin-engine fighter jet — consistent with an F/A-18 Hornet or Super Hornet — into a curved arch hangar on a wet airfield. The rain-soaked tarmac creates strong reflections, and additional aircraft and arch hangars are visible in the background. The scene depicts routine flight line operations at a military air base.
    A military pilot in full flight gear, including helmet and oxygen mask, is climbing into or out of a fighter jet cockpit. The aircraft appears to be a twin-engine jet fighter, likely an F/A-18 Hornet or similar aircraft, positioned under an arched hangar structure. The image is taken from a low angle looking up, creating a dramatic silhouette effect against an overcast sky.
    Two military aviators are seated in the cockpit of a fighter jet, likely an F/A-18 Hornet or Super Hornet, with the canopy open. The aircraft bears the name 'CAPT W.E. IRBY' with the callsign 'DORY' stenciled on the fuselage. A third person wearing a helmet is visible in the foreground, blurred, appearing to be ground crew or another aviator.
    A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet assigned to VMFA(AW)-533 is parked on a wet flight line during rainy conditions. The aircraft features a distinctive checkerboard tail pattern and is positioned in front of large tan fabric/canvas aircraft shelters. The overcast, wet conditions suggest recent or ongoing precipitation at what appears to be a forward operating base or deployed location.
    A military personnel member, wearing camouflage utilities and a green flight deck helmet, is inspecting or touching the underside of a dark-colored aircraft on what appears to be a flight line or airfield. The overcast, wintry conditions and flat terrain are visible in the background. The individual's helmet bears a bird insignia and the number '14'.
    A military jet aircraft, consistent with an F/A-18 Hornet or Super Hornet, is captured shortly after takeoff from a military airfield under overcast, gray skies. The aircraft is airborne at low altitude with landing gear still visible in the retraction process. The airfield infrastructure, including taxiway markers and a control tower building, is visible in the background.
    A military jet fighter, consistent with an F/A-18 Hornet or Super Hornet, is captured in flight against a uniformly overcast gray sky. The aircraft appears to be in level flight or a slight bank, viewed from below and slightly to the side. A second, much smaller and distant aircraft is faintly visible in the upper left background.

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