Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 and VMFA-242 prepare to hot load an F-35B Lightning II aircraft with VMFA-121 during an expeditionary advanced base operation (EABO) exercise at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 19, 2023. Marine Aircraft Group 12 regularly exercises expeditionary warfare concepts such as EABO to sustain their role as a forward-deployed group capable of supporting expeditionary operations in the Indo-Pacific.

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