Story by 1st Lt. Brady Mallory | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 09.08.2025
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – The U.S. Marine Corps deployed Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 “Red Devils”, an F/A-18 Hornet squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, under the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program (UDP) on Sept. 8, 2025. The fighter squadron joins Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, 1st Marine Aircraft......
Story by 1st Lt. Isis Coty | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.29.2024
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Today 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD Bn), Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing activated its first firing battery during a ceremony at Marine Corps Base Hawaii....
Story by Cpl. Samantha Rodriguez | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 04.03.2024
KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, successfully concluded three cross-country flights to three Republic of Korea (ROK) air bases with fifth generation aircraft for the first time from March 18 to April 2, 2024....
Story by 1st Lt. Hannah Venables | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 03.26.2024
On March 14, 2024, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Shane R. Gentry, an MQ-9A MUX/MALE pilot with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, was awarded the Marine Corps Aviation Association’s Alfred A. Cunningham award....
Story by Lance Cpl. Logan Beeney and Lance Cpl. Tania Guerrero | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 03.07.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kayden Cardona, an Arlington, Texas native and aircraft maintenance support equipment technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 24, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, demonstrated remarkable courage when he witnessed a terrifying motor vehicle accident, involving a motorcycle, on January 26, 2024. Cardona instinctively provided......
Story by Cpl. Raymond Tong | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 12.12.2023
SHINTOMI, JAPAN – U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 participated in a community relations event in Shintomi, Japan, Dec. 12, 2023. The event focused on Marines teaching English to local elementary and junior high school students through a variety of instructional methods....
Story by Cpl. Chloe Johnson | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 11.20.2023
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 joined forces with U.S. Navy Seabees and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members to conduct expeditionary refueling of U.S. and Japanese aircraft, exchange firefighting and first aid tactics, and conduct airfield damage repair during distributed operations as part of the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23,......
Story by Capt. Karen Jensen | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 05.09.2022
1st Marine Aircraft Wing Sergeant Major, Sgt. Maj. Griffin receives the Legion of Merit.
