U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick Hamilton a helicopter crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, locks in prior to conducting aerial sniper exercises, Dec. 12, 2025, while conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Marines conducted training to increase proficiency and demonstrate capability of executing critical operations in support of the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. Hamilton is a native of Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)
| Date Taken: | 12.11.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.22.2025 10:40 |
| Photo ID: | 9456165 |
| VIRIN: | 251212-M-MH864-1113 |
| Resolution: | 7132x4012 |
| Size: | 3.34 MB |
| Location: | U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY |
| Hometown: | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US |
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