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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Pablo Ortega, from California, a weapons and tactics crew chief instructor with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, mounts a GAU 17 on a UH-1Y Venom during MAG-29 Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise at the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center, Andros Island, The Bahamas, Feb. 17, 2026. MAG-29 DAO Exercise is a multi-week exercise designed to distribute command and control aviation forces, pushing authorities to the lowest levels while keeping forces moving between airfields and air sites. MAG-29 DAO 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 Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)
| Date Taken: | 02.17.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.05.2026 08:19 |
| Photo ID: | 9548457 |
| VIRIN: | 260217-M-OV696-1760 |
| Resolution: | 6528x4352 |
| Size: | 3.24 MB |
| Location: | BS |
| Web Views: | 1 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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