Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gabriel Pettis, an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242, prepares to mount ordnance onto an F-35B Lightning II aircraft pylon at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 5, 2023. Marine Fighter Attack Squadrons with Marine Aircraft Group 12 routinely conduct training with live ordnance to strengthen operational capabilities and maintain a high level or readiness in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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