Two F/A-18D Hornets with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 224 taxi down the Chitose Air Base apron after traveling from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Jan. 12, 2015. VMFA (AW)-224, homebased at MCAS Beaufort, , is temporarily based in Iwakuni on a unit deployment program and deployed to Northern Japan to participate in the Chitose Aviation Training Relocation Exercise, Jan. 12-22. During the exercise, the squadron conducted dissimilar air combat training with and against the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to further support combined interoperability and Pacific theater se
Two F/A-18D Hornets with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 224 taxi down the Chitose Air Base apron after traveling from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Jan. 12, 2015. VMFA (AW)-224, homebased at MCAS Beaufort, , is temporarily based in Iwakuni on a unit deployment program and deployed to Northern Japan to participate in the Chitose Aviation Training Relocation Exercise, Jan. 12-22. During the exercise, the squadron conducted dissimilar air combat training with and against the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to further support combined interoperability and Pacific theater security cooperation. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jessica Quezada/Released)
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