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 Cpl. Chloe Johnson | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 11.20.2023
U.S. Marine Corps’ newly promoted staff sergeants and selected sergeants attended a staff sergeant indoctrination course hosted by Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 that provided leadership advice, tools, and resources to newly promoted and selected Marines at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15 to 17, 2023....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter Burghart | USS Tripoli (LHA 7) | 07.23.2022
Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), conducts night flight operations.
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter Burghart | USS Tripoli (LHA 7) | 06.03.2022
Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) visited Yokosuka, Japan, May 29-Jun 3.
Story by Staff Sgt. John Tetrault | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 06.24.2021
PACIFIC OCEAN -- Since the commissioning of U.S. Marine Fighter Squadron 121 on June 24, 1941, the Marines and sailors assigned to the squadron have earned a distinguished history in the archives of Marine Corps aviation. On the 80th anniversary the Marines and sailors of VMFA-121 recall the squadron’s esteemed history. From the Battle of Guadalcanal to operations in the Middle East,......
Story by Capt. George McArthur | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 01.31.2020
KIRISHIMA TRAINING AREA, Japan – The bilateral U.S.-Japan training Exercise Forest Light Western Army has concluded with a closing ceremony here, Jan. 30....
Story by Lance Cpl. Kolby Leger | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 01.19.2020
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa - Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise, known as MEUEX, is designed to incorporate all the components of the 31st MEU – now Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines; Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced); Combat Logistics Battalion 31; and the 31st MEU Command Element – into a fully-capable operational team. After completing the exercise in......
Story by Capt. George McArthur | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 01.17.2020
KUMAMOTO, Japan – More than 145 Okinawa-based U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit will join around 500 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members, for bilateral training exercise Forest Light Western Army Jan. 18 – 31, 2020, in Kyushu, Japan....
