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    VMFA-225 offload ordinance during Red Flag-Alaska [Image 3 of 4]

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    Military personnel in flight suits and red-and-white helmets with goggles are handling what appears to be an air-to-air missile on a weapons loading cart on a flight line. The group appears to be conducting weapons loading or maintenance training on aircraft ordnance. The setting is an outdoor airfield with overcast skies and additional aircraft visible in the background.

    FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    08.21.2026

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Gabris 

    3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

    U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, offload ordnance from an F-35B Lightning II during exercise Red Flag-Alaska 26-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 21, 2026. Red Flag-Alaska is an exercise designed to simulate complex combat scenarios in a realistic training environment, providing unique opportunities to integrate joint and coalition forces into multilateral training, enhancing 3rd MAW’s ability to project combat power west of the International Date Line. The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing's mission is to provide combat ready expeditionary aviation forces capable of short notice worldwide deployment to Marine Air Ground Task Force, fleet and unified commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Gabris)

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    Date Taken: 08.21.2026
    Date Posted: 09.08.2026 16:22
    Photo ID: 9919337
    VIRIN: 260821-M-BU881-1012
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 4.05 MB
    Location: FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, US
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    Military personnel in flight suits and red-helmeted gear are collectively carrying a missile or air-to-air munition on an airfield tarmac. The team appears to be conducting weapons loading training or a competition drill, with multiple crew members working together to transport the ordnance. A yellow safety cap is visible on the missile's rear fin assembly.
    Military personnel in flight suits and red helmets with protective goggles are gathered on an airfield tarmac, handling what appears to be a missile or ordnance component. A person in the foreground with their back to the camera appears to be instructing or supervising the group. The setting appears to be a military air base with aircraft and tree line visible in the background.
    Military personnel in flight suits and red-and-white helmets with goggles are handling what appears to be an air-to-air missile on a weapons loading cart on a flight line. The group appears to be conducting weapons loading or maintenance training on aircraft ordnance. The setting is an outdoor airfield with overcast skies and additional aircraft visible in the background.
    A military aviation technician or crew member wearing a red and white flight helmet with attached night vision goggle mount is performing maintenance or inspection work on an aircraft component. The individual is dressed in a sage/olive green flight suit and is manipulating what appears to be a safety pin or locking wire on an aircraft system. The setting appears to be an outdoor flight line or tarmac under overcast skies.

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