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Video by Sgt. Rowdy Vanskike

U.S. Marines with HMLA-167 conduct close air support drills during Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 24 (B-Roll)

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

June 5, 2024 | 8:57

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 conduct close air support drills during Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise (DAOEx) 24 near the U.S. Navy Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center on Andros Island, Bahamas, June 5, 2024. HMLA-167 supported DAOEx 24, which is designed to distribute command and control of aviation forces across echelons of command, pushing authorities to the lowest levels, while keeping forces moving between airfields and air sites. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike)

This B-Roll package contains the following:
Preflight checks and takeoff of a U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk
Marines preparing a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun and a GAU-17 machine gun prior to flight operations,
Slow-motion and regular footage of preflight checks and flight operations,
Slow-motion and regular footage of Marines firing a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun and a GAU-17 machine gun