The Deputy Director General of the Japanese Defense Minister’s Secretariat, Kazuhito Machida (left), meets Marine Corps Col. Neil Owens (left), commanding officer of Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji, at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, June 28, 2022. Both senior leaders were present to observe Marine Corps Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines coordinate close air support with F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 utilizing inert munitions. This training marked the first-ever live close air support missions in
The Deputy Director General of the Japanese Defense Minister’s Secretariat, Kazuhito Machida (left), meets Marine Corps Col. Neil Owens (left), commanding officer of Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji, at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, June 28, 2022. Both senior leaders were present to observe Marine Corps Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines coordinate close air support with F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 utilizing inert munitions. This training marked the first-ever live close air support missions in Japan with an F-35B. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.
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