Through utilization of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s authentic training environments, aircrews were able to refine tactical proficiency and adaptability in aerial gunnery, essential to maintaining unit combat readiness and lethality.
241115-M-YL291-1001.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Casey Ornelas

Nov 25, 2024
MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC - U.S. Army Sgt. Keith Candiano, a flight engineer assigned to B Company, 3-82 General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, sits on the tailgate of a CH-47 Chinook during an aerial gunnery table, at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Nov. 15, 2024. Through utilization of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s authentic training environments, aircrews were able to refine tactical proficiency and adaptability in aerial gunnery, essential to maintaining unit combat readiness and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Casey Ornelas)


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