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240402-M-MO098-1180 IRISUNA ISLAND, Japan (April 2, 2024) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Benjamin Holden, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369, deployed to Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, fires a GAU-17A minigun at ground targets during a live-fire training exercise at Irisuna Island, Okinawa, Japan, April 2, 2024. Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 36 ordnance conducted a rapid aerial insert and ordnance delivery to HMLA-369 in order to rehearse expeditionary advanced base operations, munitions delivery tactics, and to test a prototype Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation. Holden is a native of Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan)