Marines familiarize themselves with the desert environment [Image 7 of 9]

MARINE AIR-GROUND COMBAT CENTER, CA, UNITED STATES

03.31.2021

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel 

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366 prepare to take off in a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Marine Air-Ground Combat Center, California, March 31, 2021. HMH-366 and other squadrons assigned to Marine Air Group (MAG) 29 are training to integrate with and support various Marine ground units as part of Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) 3-21. SLTE is a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe by increasing their ability to operate and conduct offensive and defensive combat operations. MAG-29 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

• Date Taken: 03.31.2021
• Date Posted: 04.03.2021 13:11
• Photo ID: 6579689
• VIRIN: 210331-M-IC059-1304
• Resolution: 4708x3363
• Size: 12.14 MB
• Location: MARINE AIR-GROUND COMBAT CENTER, CA, US