Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Demeter, left, and Pfc. Paul Axilote, both aircraft ordnance technicians with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, prepare a winch prior to loading ordnance onto an F-35B Lightning II aircraft during an expeditionary advanced base operation (EABO) exercise at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 20, 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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