Marines and Finnish Air Force prepare for close air support training [Image 4 of 15]

RISSALA AIR BASE, FINLAND

06.07.2021

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Stelter 

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   

Finnish Air Force Sgt. Janne Korhanen, right, from Fighter Squadron 31, talks to U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Leonel Claudioperez, a native from Hubbard, Oregon, from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115, while conducting pre-flight checks on a Finnish Air Force F/A-18C at Rissala Air Base, near Kuopio, Finland, June 8, 2021. Marines with VMFA-115 are deployed to Kuopio, Finland in support of Squadron Visit ILVES (Finnish for “Lynx”). The purpose of Squadron Visit ILVES is to conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground training, improve proficiency in joint and multinational tactics, and enhance partnerships with international allies. VMFA-115 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. Caleb Stelter)

• Date Taken: 06.07.2021
• Date Posted: 06.14.2021 13:15
• Photo ID: 6685698
• VIRIN: 210607-M-NU401-1034
• Resolution: 4473x3195
• Size: 2.92 MB
• Location: RISSALA AIR BASE, FI