Marines and Finnish Air Force prepare for close air support training [Image 8 of 15]

RISSALA AIR BASE, FINLAND

06.07.2021

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Stelter 

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   

U.S. Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 pump hydraulic fluid into a F/A-18C Hornet before beginning close air support training with Finnish Air Force Fighter Squadron 31 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 13:26
• Photo ID: 6685702
• VIRIN: 210607-M-NU401-1141
• Resolution: 3922x2801
• Size: 2.33 MB
• Location: RISSALA AIR BASE, FI