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200820-F-NX702-2001

U.S. Marine Corps Staff. Sgt. Taylor Coughlin, weapons and tactics instructor assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), Camp Pendleton, California, sits in a UH1-Y Venom helicopter before take-off for a 66th Weapons Squadron Weapons Instructor Course training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 20, 2020. HMLA-169 provided rotary wing fire support and airlift to joint terminal attack controllers while they advanced through a medium threat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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200820-F-LY743-1001

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), Camp Pendleton, California, grab 7.62X51mm NATO rounds in a UH1-Y Venom in support of the 66th Weapons Squadron Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 20, 2020. HMLA-169 participated during the Close Air Support phase for the 66th WPS Weapons Instructor Course 20-B. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)
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200820-F-NX702-2012

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachery Johnson, weapons and tactics instructor assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Camp Pendleton, California, sits in a UH1-Y Venom helicopter during take-off in support of the 66th Weapons Squadron Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 20, 2020. This training provided the USMC and USAF personnel further exposure into joint interoperability in a dynamic environment to ensure readiness and lethality. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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200820-F-NX702-2010

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Rafael Cortez, weapons and tactics instructor assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), Camp Pendleton, California, looks outside of a UH1-Y Venom helicopter before take-off at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 20, 2020. HMLA-169 provided close air support, combat assault transport, and surface escort during the 66th Weapons Squadron, Weapons Instructor Course 20-B (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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200820-F-NX702-2007

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Camp Pendleton, California, stand on the flight line next to UH1-Y Venom helicopter before a training exercise for the 66th Weapons Squadron Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 20, 2020. WIC produces expert instructors on weapons and weapons systems as well as air, space and cyberspace integration. Upon course completion, the graduates provide advanced instruction and battlefield guidance to their commanders, operations officers and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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200820-F-NX702-2006

An AH-1Z Viper and a UH1-Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Camp Pendleton, California, take off in support of the 66th Weapons Squadron Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 20, 2020. The 66th WPS teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide advanced training in weapons and tactics employment to officers and enlisted specialists of the combat and mobility air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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200820-F-NX702-2004

A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Camp Pendleton, California, watches as a USMC helicopter takes off in support of the 66th Weapons Squadron Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 20, 2020. The WIC teaches instructors to become tactical experts in a cross-domain battlespace, equipping them with crucial experience and joint tactical knowledge to train their respective units, increasing overall combat capability and lethality across the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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Honoring the Fallen: 2nd Lt. James Lord

Capt. Hayden Grossman, 66th Weapons Squadron (WPS) A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, looks over his aircraft before flight at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 21, 2019. Pilots from 66th WPS and 6th Combat Training Squadron assembled to conduct a flyover at 2nd Lt. James Lord’s funeral who was a World War II P-47 Thunderbolt pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie)
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Honoring The Fallen: 2nd Lt. James Lord

An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 86th Weapons Squadron prepares to launch with the help of its Maintenance First Support Service team at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 21, 2019. Pilots assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron and 66th Weapons Squadron performed a flyover at 2nd Lt. James Lord’s funeral who was a World War II P-47 Thunderbolt pilot who returned home after remaining in POW/MIA status for more than 70 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie)
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Honoring The Fallen: 2nd Lt. James Lord

Lt. Col. James Kappes, 6th Combat Training Squadron director of operations, prepares to launch from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 21, 2019. The A-10 Thunderbolt II has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and altitude, and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie)
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Honoring The Fallen: 2nd Lt. James Lord

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Kappes, 6th Combat Training Squadron (CTS) director of operations, and Capt. Eric Calvey, 6th CTS flight commander, walk out to their A-10 Thunderbolt II’s for a memorial flyover, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 21, 2019. The memorial flyover honored 2nd Lt. James Lord, former P-47 Thunderbolt pilot, who was missing in action from Aug. 10, 1944 to summer of 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha McCarthy)
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Honoring The Fallen: 2nd Lt. James Lord

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Kappes, 6th Combat Training Squadron (CTS) director of operations, climbs into his A-10 Thunderbolt II at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 21, 2019. Members from the 6th CTS and 66th Weapons School assembled for a memorial flyover for 2nd Lt. James Lord, who was a P-47 Thunderbolt pilot in 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha McCarthy)
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Honoring The Fallen: 2nd Lt. James Lord

Three A-10 Thunderbolt II’s begin to taxi in preparation for takeoff for a memorial flyover for World War II P-47 Thunderbolt pilot 2nd Lt. James Lord, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 21, 2019. More than 400,000 of the 16 million Americans who served in WWII went missing during the war, 72,766 still remain missing to this day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha McCarthy)
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Honoring The Fallen: 2nd Lt. James Lord

An A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off for a memorial flyover for World War II P-47 Thunderbolt pilot 2nd Lt. James Lord, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 21, 2019. Lord was assigned to the 66th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, when his plane crashed while engaging with the enemy Aug. 10, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha McCarthy)
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