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    LCF-24: Maritime Interdiction Operations [Image 19 of 19]

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    A military aircrew member is operating a door-mounted machine gun from what appears to be a helicopter over open ocean. The gunner is wearing flight gear including a helmet and tactical vest, and is positioned at an open door with the weapon aimed outward. A vessel is faintly visible on the horizon in the background.

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    08.28.2026

    Photo by Sgt. Daniel Childs 

    24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, fires a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun during a Maritime Interdiction Operation while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 28, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, Department of War-directed operations, and the President's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

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    Date Taken: 08.28.2026
    Date Posted: 08.30.2026 10:01
    Photo ID: 9897339
    VIRIN: 260828-M-TH104-2524
    Resolution: 6000x4000
    Size: 6.98 MB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
    Web Views: 4
    Downloads: 1

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    A military aircrew member is operating a door-mounted machine gun from what appears to be a helicopter over open ocean. The gunner is wearing flight gear including a helmet and tactical vest, and is positioned at an open door with the weapon aimed outward. A vessel is faintly visible on the horizon in the background.

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