RILEY XANTEN II

Captain Ian Gough, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter pilot with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, rides as a passenger in a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter before his flying time during an area familiarization flight as part of Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 here June 7, 2014. The flight was the first flight operation conducted during the two-week exercise and the first time the squadron’s pilots had flown in a desert environment since last year’s ITX. ITX is the largest Marine Corps Reserve training exercise with more than 4,000 Marines and sailors participating from units across the United States. The exercise focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms during global contingencies.