An AH-1Z Viper from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 prepares to land on MCAS Futenma. Marine Aircraft Group 36 conduct a rapid deployment exercise on Oct. 24, 2019 in Okinawa, Japan and the Indo-Pacific region. This type of realistic training is used to highlight an active posture of a ready force and is essential to maintaining the readiness needed to uphold our commitments to our allies and surrounding nations. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Madeline Jones)

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Keywords: 1st, deployment, futenma, mag-36, maw, mcas, okinawa, rapid