TRAP readiness: 3rd MAW assists 3rd Marines
TWENTYNINE PALMS, California - Lance Cpl. Gregory Ybarra, a Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 UH-1Y crew chief, stands by to provide cover fire during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training mission for Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 17. ITX is a combined-arms training exercise enabling Marines across 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing to operate as an aviation combat element integrated with ground and logistics combat elements as a Marine air-ground task force. More than 650 Marines and 27 aircraft with 3rd MAW are supporting ITX 3-17.
TRAP readiness: 3rd MAW assists 3rd Marines
TWENTYNINE PALMS, California - Lance Cpl. Gregory Ybarra, a Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 UH-1Y crew chief, stands by to provide cover fire during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training mission for Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 17. ITX is a combined-arms training exercise enabling Marines across 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing to operate as an aviation combat element integrated with ground and logistics combat elements as a Marine air-ground task force. More than 650 Marines and 27 aircraft with 3rd MAW are supporting ITX 3-17.