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Video by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor

U.S. Marine Corps aircraft refuel at Gwangju Air Base during Freedom Flag 25-1

1st Marine Aircraft Wing

April 24, 2025 | 1:13

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing refuel F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, MAG-12, 1st MAW at a forward arming and refueling point during exercise Freedom Flag 25-1, at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, April 24, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B Lightning II squadron from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, deployed to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which provides U.S.-based units with operational experience in the Indo-Pacific. MWSS-171 established a FARP to enable refueling and rearming capabilities, which extend operational range and allow for rapid turnaround and sustained operations in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)