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A pilot prepares to take off from the flightline aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort May 4. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 is participating in a Weapons Systems Evaluation Program at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., May 6-20. The program gives pilots experience with flying against real aircraft outside a simulation. The real world training helps Marines be tactically proficient and prepared to deploy. The pilot is with VMFA-251.
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A pilot prepares to take off from the flightline aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort May 4. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 is participating in a Weapons Systems Evaluation Program at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., May 6-20. The program gives pilots experience with flying against real aircraft outside a simulation. The real world training helps Marines be tactically proficient and prepared to deploy. The pilot is with VMFA-251.