Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 conduct pre-flight inspections on an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft during Stand-in Force Exercise (SiF-EX) at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. SiF-EX is a division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Rodriguez)

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