A Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533 takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 28, 2022. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, VMFA-242, and VMFA(AW)-533 conducted live-fire missile exercise to increase weapon proficiency and enhance squadrons’ combat readiness in the air-to-air environment.

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Keywords: aircraft, flares, live-fire, luu-2, mag-12, parachute, vmfa-121, vmfa-242, vmfa-533