U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, load ordnance onto F-35B Lightning II aircraft, also assigned to VMFA 121, and a F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, during a live ordnance loading at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 30, 2025. VMFA 121 conducted an ordnance revolution to arm jets with air-to-air missiles to showcase rapid-response and air superiority in support of keeping a free and open Indio-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett)
| Date Taken: | 12.29.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 01.12.2026 20:43 |
| Photo ID: | 9475681 |
| VIRIN: | 251230-M-TB340-1098 |
| Resolution: | 4316x2877 |
| Size: | 703.4 KB |
| Location: | IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP |
| Web Views: | 6 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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