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Video by Lance Cpl. Colin Thibault

VMFA-242 and VMFA-225 Conduct Flight Ops during Urban CAS Training

1st Marine Aircraft Wing

July 8, 2024 | 7:13

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), and VMFA-255, MAG-13, 3rd MAW, conduct flight operations during an urban close air support (CAS) training operation at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 8, 2024. The urban CAS training allowed 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company Marines to maintain their proficiency at coordinating fires and close air support in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Colin Thibault)