U.S. Marine Corps Capt Benjamin Smith, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts pre-flight checks on an F-35B Lightning II during Realistic Urban Training at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Nov. 9, 2025. RUT is a land-based training exercise that enables the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit to conduct expeditionary operations as a cohesive Marine Air-Ground Task Force in preparation for amphibious operations alongside the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart)
| Date Taken: | 11.10.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.18.2025 18:19 |
| Photo ID: | 9382266 |
| VIRIN: | 251109-M-KL381-1038 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 9.53 MB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, ARIZONA, US |
| Web Views: | 29 |
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