U.S. Marines with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA (AW)) 533 receive F/A-18C and F/A-18D Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 1, 2020. Marines with VMFA-312 and VMFA(AW) 533, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, take part in a rotational unit deployment program to supplement Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12. The deployment enables MAG-12 to maintain its obligation to the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the U.S. while facilitating the safe transition for VMFA (AW) 242 from F/A-18D Hornets to F-35B Lightning II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Ricker)
Date Taken: | 10.01.2020 |
Date Posted: | 10.05.2020 04:54 |
Photo ID: | 6380026 |
VIRIN: | 201001-M-BH827-1064 |
Resolution: | 4779x2688 |
Size: | 4.94 MB |
Location: | MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP |
Web Views: | 99 |
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