Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 mount an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile onto an F-35B Lightning II aircraft pylon at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 5, 2023. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12 routinely conduct arming, expeditionary refueling and flight operations to maintain proficiency and readiness in support a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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Keywords: -35b, 1st, aim-120, aim-9x, aircraft, ii, lightning, mag-12, maw, vmfa-242