Airmen assigned to the 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 354th Air Expeditionary Wing, and Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadrons (VMFA) 242 and 121, prepare to pick up an inert AIM-120 missile during Agile Combat Employment training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 6, 2022. ACE leverages interoperability between joint forces to maintain the strategic initiative, present lethal credible combat power with operational unpredictability that will ultimately win in conflict.

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Keywords: 354th, 356th, agile, air, combat, employment, expeditionary, fighter, iwakuni, mcas, squadron, vmfa-121, vmfa-242, wing