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Video by Cpl. Christian Cortez
Ace of Spades provide close-air support during Exercise Southern Strike 2023 (B-Roll)
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
April 20, 2023 | 2:22
U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231 fly AV-8B Harrier II jets at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, April 20, 2023. VMA-231 provided close-air support during Exercise Southern Strike 2023, a joint, multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability among allies and branches of the Department of Defense. VMA-231 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christian Cortez)

This B-Roll Package contains the following:
U.S. Marine Corps pilots suiting up,
U.S. Marine Corps pilots inspecting AV-8B Harrier II jets,
U.S. Marine Corps pilots starting up and taking off in AV-8B Harrier II jets,
U.S. Marines conducting preflight checks on AV-8B Harrier II jets.
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