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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Evelio Mota, left, from Florida, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 231, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Lance Cpl. Hunter Forgarty, middle, from North Carolina, with VMFA-542, MAG-14, 2nd MAW, and Lance Cpl. Jacob Cone, from Tennessee, also with VMFA-542, all aircraft ordnance technicians, load ordnance onto an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, MAG-26, 2nd MAW, during exercise Atlantic Lightning 26-2 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 21, 2026. Atlantic Lightning 26-2 is a tactical aviation exercise focused on Marine Air-Ground Task Force and Joint Force integration via distributed aviation operations, to include offensive and defensive counter-air, suppression of enemy air defenses, strike, and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)
| Date Taken: | 07.21.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.24.2026 14:38 |
| Photo ID: | 9825191 |
| VIRIN: | 260721-M-WS036-8460 |
| Resolution: | 7846x5233 |
| Size: | 2.46 MB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 4 |
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