U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 take off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 18, 2024. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12 routinely conduct flight operations throughout the Indo-Pacific to maintain a high level of combat proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pvt. Saul Hernandez)
U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and the Republic of Korea Marine Corps conducted exercise Warrior Shield 24, which includes the Korean Marine Exchange Program, rehearsing close air support combat scenarios using the deployed virtual training environment at Osan Air Base, South Korea.
U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment executed exercise Korea Viper 24.1 in the Republic of Korea, Jan. 31- Feb. 29, 2024, while forward deployed under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. Korea Viper is a new exercise series that allowed the Marines to practice expeditionary advanced base operations and also provided opportunities to train with Republic of Korea partners.