A Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA-AW) 533 lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 17, 2020. Marines with VMFA(AW) - 533, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, take part in a rotational unit deployment program to supplement Marine Aircraft Group 12. The deployment enables MAG-12 to maintain its obligation to the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and while facilitating the safe transition for VMFA(AW) - 242 from F/A-18D Hornets to the F-35B Lightning II. ( Marine Corps

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A Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA-AW) 533 lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 17, 2020. Marines with VMFA(AW) - 533, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, take part in a rotational unit deployment program to supplement Marine Aircraft Group 12. The deployment enables MAG-12 to maintain its obligation to the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and while facilitating the safe transition for VMFA(AW) - 242 from F/A-18D Hornets to the F-35B Lightning II. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon)

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