Pfc. Stetson Kirkpatrick crouches next to a UH-1Y Venom

Pfc. Stetson Kirkpatrick crouches next to a UH-1Y Venom aboard Ft. Drum, N.Y., Mar. 9, 2017. Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing arrived at Ft. Drum Mar. 8, and will spend more than a week conducting aerial operations in the cold environment. The training will further hone the unit’s ability to operate anywhere around the world. Kirkpatrick is an aviation ordnance technician with HMLA-269. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/Released)