MAGTF-7: Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment Close Air Support [Image 6 of 11]

PACIFIC OCEAN

06.23.2022

Photo by Cpl. Sydney Smith 

I Marine Expeditionary Force

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Austin Todd, a fire support officer from Carrolton, Georgia, assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7 (MAGTF-7) “Ripper”, observes nose geometry of an AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, MAGFT-7, during close air support drills aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD2), in the Pacific Ocean, June 22, 2022. Ripper joint terminal attack controllers are qualified service members who direct the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support to increase combat lethality and deter potential enemy aggression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sydney Smith)

• Date Taken: 06.23.2022
• Date Posted: 06.27.2022 17:35
• Photo ID: 7289851
• VIRIN: 220622-M-WC972-1192
• Resolution: 1000x667
• Size: 219.84 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN