Photo by Cpl. Ashley Beckett | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.07.2014
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Robert J. McElmurry, an ordnance staff noncommissioned officer in charge assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, conducts a preflight inspection on a AV-8B Harrier aircraft aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 7, 2014. VMA-223 became the first squadron on the east coast to launch an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile. (U.S.......
Photo by Cpl. Ashley Beckett | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.07.2014
U.S. Marines, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, operate an air launch weapons loader to lift an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 7, 2014. VMA-223 became the first squadron on the east coast to launch an AMRAAM. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley E. Beckett/Released)...
Photo by Cpl. Ashley Beckett | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.07.2014
An AV-8B Harrier aircraft, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 223, is staged on the flightline aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 7, 2014. The aircraft was used to launch an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley E. Beckett/Released)...
Photo by Cpl. Ashley Beckett | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.07.2014
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Robert J. McElmurry, an ordnance staff noncommissioned officer in charge, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, conducts a preflight inspection on a AV-8B Harrier aircraft aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 7, 2014. VMA-223 became the first squadron on the east coast to launch an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile.......
Photo by Cpl. Ashley Beckett | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.07.2014
U.S. Marine Corps Lydianne F. Britton, a power line mechanic assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, signs a load out for an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 7, 2014. VMA-223 became the first squadron on the east coast to launch an AMRAAM. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley E. Beckett/Released)...
Photo by Cpl. Ashley Beckett | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.07.2014
U.S. Marines, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, conduct a preflight check on a AV-8B Harrier aircraft aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 7, 2014. VMA-223 became the first squadron to launch an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley E. Beckett/Released)...
Photo by Cpl. Ashley Beckett | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.07.2014
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 load an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) onto an AV-8B Harrier aircraft aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 7, 2014. VMA-223 became the first squadron on the east coast to launch an AMRAAM. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley E. Beckett/Released)...
Photo by Cpl. Ashley Beckett | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.07.2014
An explosives sign is posted to indicate potential hazards aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 7, 2014. The sign was attached to a vehicle carrying an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley E. Beckett/Released)...
