A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, practices touch-and-go landings at the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center, Andros Island, The Bahamas, Feb. 16, 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 scheduled 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 12:39 |
| Photo ID: | 9533345 |
| VIRIN: | 260215-M-HU274-2021 |
| Resolution: | 8192x4608 |
| Size: | 7.21 MB |
| Location: | ATLANTIC UNDERSEA TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER, BS |
| Web Views: | 16 |
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