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MCAX CH-53 Sea Stallion Recon

Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment Marines scan a forest for enemy forces during a reconnaissance exercise on Fort Indiantown Gap, P.A., June 14, 2018. The exercise trained Marines to successfully extract crashed pilots while avoiding enemy attack. The recon was just one part of a large-scale exercise that trains all services together to learn how to work in a joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)

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MCAX CH-53 Sea Stallion Recon

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Elias Papadimitriou, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment rifleman, poses for a picture on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 14, 2018. Papadimitriou prepped for a reconnaissance exercise by adjusting his night vision gear on his helmet. The night vision gear allows the Marines to see after the sun goes down and it becomes too dark for the naked eye to focus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)

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MCAX CH-53 Sea Stallion Recon

A Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment Marine aims his weapon, scanning for opposing units during a reconnaissance exercise as a part of the 2018 Marine Aircraft Group-49 Combined Arms Exercise on Fort Indiantown Gap, P.A., June 14, 2018. Fifteen total force units including active duty, guard and reserve members across 14 East Coast states from Massachusetts to Florida participated in the annual large-scale exercise utilizing ground forces, aviation assets, indirect fires and other enablers to train air and ground forces together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)

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MCAX CH-53 Sea Stallion Recon

Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment Marines carry a pilot on a stretcher during a rescue exercise on Fort Indiantown Gap, P.A., June 14, 2018. The Marines were tasked to extract two wounded pilots from an aircraft crash while avoiding enemy fire. The exercise was a part of a two-week operation called the 2018 Marine Aircraft Group-49 Combined Arms Exercise that encouraged joint combat training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)

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MCAX CH-53 Sea Stallion Recon

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Darian Houghtaling, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment rifleman, poses for a picture during a reconnaissance exercise on Fort Indiantown Gap, P.A., June 14, 2018. The mission was a part of a large-scale operation called the 2018 Marine Aircraft Group-49 Combined Arms Exercise. The MCAX was held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, normally held on the West Coast, Joint Base MDL gives the Marines a unique opportunity to work with their sister services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)

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MCAX CH-53 Sea Stallion Recon

A Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment Marine stands guard of a Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion during a refueling on Fort Indiantown Gap, P.A., June 14, 2018. The refueling took place after a rescue reconnaissance exercise of two crashed pilots. The mission was to rescue the hurt Marines and refuel the aircraft in an organized fashion without being attacked. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)

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MCAX CH-53 Sea Stallion Recon

A Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment Marine looks at his squad leader for instruction during a rescue exercise on Fort Indiantown Gap, P.A., June 14, 2018. The training operation required air and ground units to work together as a team to successfully rescue two crashed pilots on enemy grounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)

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MCAX CH-53 Sea Stallion Recon

A Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment Marine gives medical attention to a crashed pilot during a reconnaissance exercise on Fort Indiantown Gap, P.A., June 14, 2018. The mission was to successfully rescue two crashed pilots in an organized manner without being attacked. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)

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MCAX CH-53 Sea Stallion Recon

Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment Marine listens to another member of his unit talk while flying over Pennsylvania, June 14, 2018. The Marines were flying to Fort Indiantown Gap, P.A., for a rescue exercise in an effort to train air and ground units together as a team. The training operation was part of the 2018 Marine Aircraft Group-49 Combined Arms Exercise meant to focus training military members in a joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)

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MCAX CH-53 Sea Stallion Recon

Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment Marines survey a field during the 2018 Marine Aircraft Group-49 Combined Arms Exercise on Fort Indiantown Gap, P.A., June 14, 2018. The reconnaissance was an exercise to practice rescuing crashed pilots while deflecting enemy fire and possible ambush. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)

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MCAX CH-53 Sea Stallion Recon

Published June 22, 2018
By Airman Ariel Owings
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, P.A. -- Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment Marines scan a forest for enemy forces during a reconnaissance exercise on Fort Indiantown Gap, P.A., June 14, 2018. The exercise trained Marines to successfully extract crashed pilots while avoiding enemy attack. The recon was just one part of a large-scale exercise that trains all services together to learn how to work in a joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)