U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Carpio, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to send off an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft during exercise Cope North 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 6, 2025. VMFA-312 is temporarily augmenting MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which aims to provide squadrons stationed in the continental United States with experience training in the Indo-Pacific. Japanese, Australian, and U.S. air forces trained together during CN25 to streamline combined tactics and, if needed, win in an armed conflict. Carpio is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)
| Date Taken: | 02.06.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 02.13.2025 03:01 |
| Photo ID: | 8868943 |
| VIRIN: | 250206-M-HB515-1005 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 13.53 MB |
| Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU |
| Web Views: | 57 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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