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Video by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor
First rotational F-35Bs in Japan train with missiles
1st Marine Aircraft Wing
March 24, 2025 | 3:31
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing load ordnance onto F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 25, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B squadron from MCAS 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. This event marked the first time VMFA-214 integrated ordnance into their routine flight operations since their arrival at MCAS Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)
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