Friends and families of U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 greet their loved ones during their return from a 7-month deployment to Korea, Japan and Australia with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Aug. 31, 2017 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.,. This is the last deployment AV-8B Harrier II aircraft will support the 31st MEU. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Sandra Anthony)
U.S. Marine Corps pilots assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 and Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214 conduct flight demonstrations at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 19, 2017. The pilots are preparing for the air show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores)
This was a common scene for Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stationed at Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan, who conducted high altitude high opening (HAHO) sustainment training at IDIS-Corp facility in Parker, Ariz., from July 12 to August 1, 2017.
“We’re out here in Parker, Arizona within this IDIS facility and we’re doing HAHO sustainment training, increasing our capabilities as teams to clandestinely infiltrate from high altitudes - offsetting between 10 to 25 kilometers and ultimately landing on our designated impact point,” said the Platoon Commander of the Force Recon Company, III MEF.
The training allows the reconnaissance company to perform a more clandestine mean of...
