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    LCF-24: Maritime Interdiction Operation [Image 6 of 31]

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    A military attack helicopter is conducting a strike on a small vessel at sea, which is visibly engulfed in flames and producing heavy black and gray smoke. The helicopter, identifiable as a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper, appears to have just fired a weapon, with a visible exhaust trail or rocket smoke trail emanating from it. The scene appears to be a live-fire naval exercise or combat operation over open ocean.

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    09.07.2026

    Photo by Cpl. Daniel Garcia 

    24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, flies over a Maritime Interdiction Operation while in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 07, 2026. The vessel of interest was boarded and cleared before being destroyed. 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: 09.07.2026
    Date Posted: 09.11.2026 15:29
    Photo ID: 9917598
    VIRIN: 260907-M-NU424-1045
    Resolution: 2820x1880
    Size: 834.8 KB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
    Web Views: 12
    Downloads: 0

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