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Col. David L. Odom and Cpl. Christopher J. Benavidez take off in a UH-1Y Venom helicopter to command the fight from the sky Feb. 12 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, during the battalion assault course as part of Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Benavidez provided Odom with communication to the supporting elements and the combat operations center during the flight. ITX 2-15 is designed to integrate combined arms and improve warfighting capabilities. Benavidez, a Livermore, California, native, is a radio operator with Headquarters Company, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Odom, a Hartsville, South Carolina, native, is the commanding officer for 4th Marines and Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Four during ITX 2-15.
150212-M-XX123-252.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. William Hester

Feb 22, 2015
Twentynine Palms, California - Col. David L. Odom and Cpl. Christopher J. Benavidez take off in a UH-1Y Venom helicopter to command the fight from the sky Feb. 12 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, during the battalion assault course as part of Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Benavidez provided Odom with communication to the supporting elements and the combat operations center during the flight. ITX 2-15 is designed to integrate combined arms and improve warfighting capabilities. Benavidez, a Livermore, California, native, is a radio operator with Headquarters Company, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Odom, a Hartsville, South Carolina, native, is the commanding officer for 4th Marines and Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Four during ITX 2-15.


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