U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carlos Mendez, from New Jersey, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo at Whitehouse Naval Outlying Field, Florida, Feb. 13, 2026. MAG-29 Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise is a multi-week exercise designed to distribute command and control of aviation forces, pushing authorities to the lowest levels while keeping forces moving between airfields and air sites. MAG-29 DAO Exercise is set to take place across the southeastern U.S. and Caribbean, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and The Bahamas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)
| Date Taken: | 02.13.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.18.2026 11:35 |
| Photo ID: | 9522597 |
| VIRIN: | 260213-M-NT273-1817 |
| Resolution: | 7446x4966 |
| Size: | 8.61 MB |
| Location: | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, US |
| Hometown: | EADS, TENNESSEE, US |
| Hometown: | PINETOWN, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | WEST NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, US |
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