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    Harriers in Key West [Image 5 of 8]

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    Military ground crew personnel are conducting weapons loading operations on a military jet aircraft on a flight line or tarmac. Several personnel in green flight suits and civilian attire are working beneath the aircraft's fuselage, handling air-to-air or air-to-ground missiles on a yellow weapons loading cart. A missile in the foreground displays a red nose cone and a visible 'REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT' safety tag.

    KEY WEST, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    01.19.2022

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Huynh  

    Naval Air Station Key West

    220119-N-IW125-1123 KEY WEST, Fla. (Jan. 19, 2022) U.S. Marines from Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231 “Ace of Spades” prepare to load AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles on an AV-8B II Harrier jet for an ordnance training exercise at Naval Air Station Key West’s Boca Chica Field in Key West, Fla., Jan. 19, 2022. Naval Air Station Key West is the state-of-the-art facility for combat fighter aircraft of all military services, provides world-class pierside support to U.S. and foreign naval vessels, and is the premier training center for surface and subsurface military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh)

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    Date Taken: 01.19.2022
    Date Posted: 01.21.2022 08:41
    Photo ID: 7017842
    VIRIN: 220119-N-IW125-1123
    Resolution: 5938x3951
    Size: 1.55 MB
    Location: KEY WEST, FLORIDA, US
    Web Views: 111
    Downloads: 17

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    A white tow vehicle labeled 'TOS' and marked 'GPMX AB1021' is pulling two flatbed trailers across a paved airfield or tarmac. The trailers carry what appear to be missile or rocket components, including a gray cylindrical body and a red-tipped projectile secured with yellow restraints. The setting appears to be a military or aerospace facility under clear blue skies.
    Two military personnel in flight suits are inspecting air-to-air missiles loaded on a weapons cart (marked LZB023) on a flight line. The missiles are visibly labeled 'AIM-120A' (AMRAAM) with 'E/F' markings and safety streamers attached. A military jet aircraft, marked '01' and consistent with an AV-8B Harrier II, is parked directly behind them.
    Military ground crew personnel are conducting weapons loading or maintenance operations on what appears to be an AV-8B Harrier II jump jet on a flight line tarmac. A weapons loading cart loaded with multiple munitions (missiles/rockets with yellow safety caps) is positioned to the left, while a tow vehicle is attached to the aircraft on the right. The scene takes place during golden hour lighting conditions at a military airfield.
    Military personnel are loading or inspecting an air-to-air missile onto the underwing hardpoint of a military aircraft on a flight line. At least two personnel in olive drab flight suits are visible, with one wearing hearing protection and a helmet. The missile, mounted on a yellow weapons loading cart, has a distinctive red nose cone indicating it is likely a training or inert round.
    Military ground crew personnel are conducting weapons loading operations on a military jet aircraft on a flight line or tarmac. Several personnel in green flight suits and civilian attire are working beneath the aircraft's fuselage, handling air-to-air or air-to-ground missiles on a yellow weapons loading cart. A missile in the foreground displays a red nose cone and a visible 'REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT' safety tag.
    Military personnel in green flight suits and red cranial helmets are loading or handling a missile/ordnance onto an aircraft using a yellow weapons loading cart. The scene takes place on an outdoor flight line or tarmac under clear blue skies. At least three crew members are actively engaged in the weapons loading procedure beneath the wing or fuselage of a military aircraft.
    Military personnel in olive drab flight suits are loading or inspecting ordnance beneath the wing of a military aircraft on a flight line. At least three individuals are visible working together on what appears to be a missile or munition mounted on a yellow weapons loader cart. The setting appears to be an outdoor airfield with clear skies and vegetation visible in the background.
    Two military personnel in olive drab flight suits are working on the underside of an aircraft, performing what appears to be a weapons loading or maintenance operation. The foreground shows a munition with a red nose cap on a yellow adjustable weapon adapter/loader. The patch on the forward person's arm indicates affiliation with VMA-231, a U.S. Marine Corps attack squadron.

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