U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 311, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare for takeoff before a basic fighter maneuver training flight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 12, 2024. During the flight, Maj. Timothy Potter, an F-35C Lightning II pilot with VMFA-311 and graduate of the U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program, commonly known as TOPGUN, instructed Capt. Cassandra Touchstone, an F-35C Lightning II pilot with VMFA-311, to increase her proficiency in fighter maneuvers, or dogfighting. Touchstone is pursuing the air combat maneuvering qualification which enables pilots to conduct air-to-air combat training without an instructor present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)
| Date Taken: | 07.12.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 07.22.2024 17:23 |
| Photo ID: | 8534466 |
| VIRIN: | 240712-M-YL719-1037 |
| Resolution: | 7233x4824 |
| Size: | 13.04 MB |
| Location: | MCAS MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 111 |
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