JAGM launch
Marine Corps Cpl. Gabriel Halcomb, front, assigned to Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) conducts an operational check on the M299 hellfire missile launcher attached to an AH-1Z Viper, Nov. 4, 2021. Marine Corps aviation ordnance personnel, Cpl. David Walker-Hyde, left, and Lance Cpl. Christian Castaneda, back, ensure the aircraft remains ready during the operational test and evaluation of the joint air-to-ground missile (JAGM). VMX-1 fired and evaluated the JAGM to determine its suitability and effectiveness to support expeditionary advanced base operations and distributed operations, such as conducting sea denial operations within the littorals and supporting sea control operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Jay Hernandez)