U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Salazar, an Aviation Ordnance Technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, and a native of Mooresboro, North Carolina, carries an AIM-9X air-to-air missile during an ordnance off-load at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 5, 2025. Marine Aviation Logistic Squadron (MALS) 12 and VMFA-232 conducted ordnance revolutions to off-load air-to-air missiles to showcasing rapid-response and air superiority in support of keeping a free and open Indio-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)
| Date Taken: | 11.04.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.18.2025 00:36 |
| Photo ID: | 9393281 |
| VIRIN: | 251025-M-BA875-1831 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 5.21 MB |
| Location: | IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP |
| Web Views: | 13 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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