U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jaime Delgado Jr., left, a native of Florida and a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes Cpl. Kurt Florian IV, a native of New York and a combat engineer with MWSS-271, during tree-felling operations at the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center, Andros Island, The Bahamas, Feb. 16, 2026. Marine Aircraft Group 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 the Caribbean, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and The Bahamas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)
| Date Taken: | 02.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.24.2026 12:18 |
| Photo ID: | 9533317 |
| VIRIN: | 260216-M-HU274-2087 |
| Resolution: | 8192x4608 |
| Size: | 9.94 MB |
| Location: | ATLANTIC UNDERSEA TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER, BS |
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