Marines participate in exercise to ensure operational readiness
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jeffrey Jaeckel, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 AH-1Z Cobra pilot, Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, conducts a pre-flight inspection on an AH-1Z Cobra at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 21, 2020. Two AH-1Z Cobras and two UH-1Y Hueys were at Keesler for joint training with the Marine Special Operations Command during their RAVEN exercise from Oct. 12-21. RAVEN is the exercise Marine Raiders complete after their six-month training cycle in preparation for deployment to ensure operational readiness of the Marine Special Operations Teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)