U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 and VMFA-251, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in Atlantic Lightning 26-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 29, 2026. Atlantic Lightning 26-1 is a tactical aircraft exercise focused on Marine Air-Ground Task Force and Joint Force integration and distributed aviation operations, including offensive and defensive counter-air, suppression of enemy air defenses, close air support, and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Octavius Jordan)
| Date Taken: | 01.29.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.13.2026 11:20 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 996226 |
| VIRIN: | 260212-M-OT235-1002 |
| PIN: | 111111 |
| Filename: | DOD_111526360 |
| Length: | 00:00:27 |
| Location: | CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Downloads: | 4 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 4 |
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