Ace of Spades Conducts Flight Deck Qualifications
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Killian Danehy, an AV-8B Harrier II jet pilot with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, takes off in an AV-8B Harrier II jet from the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Dec. 5, 2022. VMA-231 trained with U.S. Sailors to strengthen interoperability and conduct carrier qualifications prior to their upcoming deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. VMA-231 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christian Cortez)
Ace of Spades Conducts Flight Deck Qualifications
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Killian Danehy, an AV-8B Harrier II jet pilot with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, takes off in an AV-8B Harrier II jet from the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Dec. 5, 2022. VMA-231 trained with U.S. Sailors to strengthen interoperability and conduct carrier qualifications prior to their upcoming deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. VMA-231 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christian Cortez)