U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 load live ordnance onto an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. This is the first time VMFA-242 has conducted live ordnance hot loading, a process when live ordnance is loaded onto a running aircraft to increase operational support in the air and decrease time spent on the ground. VMFA-242 conducted routine flight operations to maintain proficiency and readiness as a forward-deployed and fully operational 5th generation stealth fighter squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jose Angeles)
| Date Taken: | 12.12.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 12.15.2022 20:06 |
| Photo ID: | 7557648 |
| VIRIN: | 221212-M-RM278-1045 |
| Resolution: | 4880x3253 |
| Size: | 875.03 KB |
| Location: | IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP |
| Web Views: | 122 |
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