U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Caleb Dean, left, an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft pilot, shakes hands with Lance Cpl. James Ramirez, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic, both with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, after landing at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Komatsu Air Base, Ishikawa, Japan, during exercise Keen Sword 25, Oct. 28, 2024. VMFA-312 is temporarily augmenting MAG-12, 1st MAW, under the Unit Deployment Program, which aims to provide squadrons stationed in the continental United States with experience training in the Indo-Pacific. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. Dean is a native of Florida. Ramirez is a native of Puerto Rico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson)
Date Taken: | 10.28.2024 |
Date Posted: | 11.18.2024 20:54 |
Photo ID: | 8758842 |
VIRIN: | 241028-M-JN598-1121 |
Resolution: | 5534x3689 |
Size: | 3.4 MB |
Location: | JASDF KOMATSU AIR BASE, ISHIKAWA, JP |
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