U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Sarah Farah with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, marshals a U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II aircraft assigned to VFA-147, CVW-5, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 6, 2025. CVW-5 aircraft and personnel return from being forward-deployed on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) which provided air superiority and all-weather offensive air-to-surface attack capabilities, to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett)
| Date Taken: | 12.05.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.11.2025 20:15 |
| Photo ID: | 9430024 |
| VIRIN: | 251206-M-TB340-1076 |
| Resolution: | 6506x4337 |
| Size: | 2.39 MB |
| Location: | IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP |
| Web Views: | 5 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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