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Video by Cpl. Levi Voss
Summer Fury 21: Defensive Counter Air Operations
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
July 13, 2021 | 0:49
U.S. Marines and AH-1Z Viper’s with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) locate and destroy a drone during defensive counter air operations in support of Summer Fury 21 in Fleta Hot airspace off the coast of California, July 13, 2021. HMLA-469 deployed 2 AH-1Z Viper’s loaded with Air Intercept Missile (AIM) 9 Sidewinders to neutralize an unmanned aerial system in order to maintain a competitive edge over our adversaries. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Levi Voss)
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