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VMFA(AW)-533 SINKEX for Valiant Shield 22

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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Sean Dolan, an F/A-18 Hornet pilot, right, and Capt. Raymond Rickenbach, an F/A-18D Hornet weapons system officer with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533 conduct pre-flight inspections on an AGM-84D Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile attached to an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base Guam, June 14, 2022, in preparation of a joint maritime strike to demonstrate service components fires and effects capabilities in the maritime environment during exercise Valiant Shield 22 (VS 22). Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Task Force the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct long-range, precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Task Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Harmon)