ITX 5-17 UH-1Y Huey Close Air Support Drills
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| 8th Marine Regiment | August 3, 2017
ITX 5-17 UH-1Y Huey Close Air Support Drills
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dustin S. Miller, Crew Chief, and Staff Sgt. Ryan D. Peek, an aerial observer, both with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, Marine Air Ground Task Force 8 (MAGTF) conduct close air support drills from a UH-1Y Huey helicopter during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 5-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 21, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Kassie L. McDole)
ITX 5-17 UH-1Y Huey Close Air Support Drills
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dustin S. Miller, Crew Chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, Marine Air Ground Task Force 8 (MAGTF) searches for a potential target from a UH-1Y Huey Helicopter while conducting a close air support drill during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 5-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 21, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Kassie L. McDole)