Marine Attack Squadron 223 conducts field carrier landing practice
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Russ Maloney, a harrier pilot with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, lands an AV-8B Harrier II jet on an airfield during a training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 8, 2023. Field- carrier landing practice allows VMA-223 to maintain readiness and prepare for shipborne operations. VMA-223 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)
Marine Attack Squadron 223 conducts field carrier landing practice
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Russ Maloney, a harrier pilot with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, lands an AV-8B Harrier II jet on an airfield during a training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 8, 2023. Field- carrier landing practice allows VMA-223 to maintain readiness and prepare for shipborne operations. VMA-223 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)