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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Clayton Cook, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads a GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) bomb into a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to VMFA 242 during an ordnance load as a part of Talisman Sabre 25, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Coral Sea, July 14, 2025. Marines with VMFA 242 arm F-35Bs with multi-discipline strike capabilities to support combined-joint all domain operations in key maritime terrain. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. Cook is a native of Iowa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)
| Date Taken: | 07.14.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 07.15.2025 16:55 |
| Photo ID: | 9180636 |
| VIRIN: | 250714-M-BA875-1011 |
| Resolution: | 2048x1365 |
| Size: | 811.67 KB |
| Location: | CORAL SEA |
| Web Views: | 39 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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