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U.S. Marine Corps Capts. Kyle Miller and Matthew Baker, KC-130 pilots with Marine Aerial Refueler Transportation Squadron (VMGR) 352, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), fly a KC-130J in support of a Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101, MAG-11, 3rd MAW mass formation launch known as “flying the barn,” to honor the squadron’s legacy on the day of its deactivation at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 29, 2023. For more than 50 years, instructor pilots of the VMFAT-101 “SharpShooters” have qualified combat aviators and sent them to operational squadrons worldwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)
| Date Taken: | 09.29.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 09.29.2023 21:10 |
| Photo ID: | 8050662 |
| VIRIN: | 230929-M-YL719-1290 |
| Resolution: | 7225x5299 |
| Size: | 8.33 MB |
| Location: | MCAS MIRAMAR, CA, US |
| Web Views: | 103 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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