U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mike Banks, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), powerline mechanic and native of Louisville, Miss., inspects the tail of an AV-8B Harrier after an air-to-air and air-to-ground combat exercise with French air force Mirage 2000 pilots at French Airbase 188. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released)
<dl><dd>Unit: 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Djibouti; Africa; 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit; 22MEU; USMC; fighter jet; AV-8B Harrier; Camp Lemonnier; United States Marine Corps; Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced); Amphibious Ready Group; 22d MEU; USS Bataan (LHD 5); jet; ARG; pilots; French air force; 22nd MEU; dogfight; air-to-ground; Mirage 2000; powerline mechanic; VMM-263 (Rein.); French Airbase 188</dd></dl>
Sgt. Austin Hazard
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