Sgt. Leonard Archuleta, an avionics collateral duty quality assurance representative, right, and Lance Cpl. Sean Stiles, an avionics technician, left, with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 224 work on an F/A-18D Hornet at Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 14, 2016. VMFA (AW)-224, homebased at MCAS Beaufort, , is temporarily based in Iwakuni on a unit deployment program and deployed to Northern Japan to participate in the Chitose Aviation Training Relocation Exercise Jan. 12-22. During the exercise, the squadron conducted dissimilar air combat training with and agai
Sgt. Leonard Archuleta, an avionics collateral duty quality assurance representative, right, and Lance Cpl. Sean Stiles, an avionics technician, left, with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 224 work on an F/A-18D Hornet at Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 14, 2016. VMFA (AW)-224, homebased at MCAS Beaufort, , is temporarily based in Iwakuni on a unit deployment program and deployed to Northern Japan to participate in the Chitose Aviation Training Relocation Exercise Jan. 12-22. During the exercise, the squadron conducted dissimilar air combat training with and against the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to further support combined interoperability and Pacific theater security cooperation. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jessica Quezada/Released)
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