Cpl. Javon Franklin, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, assists in loading high explosive ordnance on an F/A-18C Hornet during exercise Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, July 28, 2016. Southern Frontier is three weeks of unit level training helping the squadron gain experience and qualifications in low altitude, air-ground, high explosive ordnance delivery at the unit level. VMFA-122 is home based out of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina and are currently assigned to MAG-12 at MCAS Iwakuni under

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Cpl. Javon Franklin, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, assists in loading high explosive ordnance on an F/A-18C Hornet during exercise Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, July 28, 2016. Southern Frontier is three weeks of unit level training helping the squadron gain experience and qualifications in low altitude, air-ground, high explosive ordnance delivery at the unit level. VMFA-122 is home based out of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina and are currently assigned to MAG-12 at MCAS Iwakuni under the Unit Deployment Program. Australia is the last stop on the squadron’s deployment before heading back home. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg)

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