Marine Corps Cpl. Duvan Adams, right, and Lance Cpl. Logan Stone, both aircraft ordnance technicians with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242, prepare to load AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles onto an F-35B Lightning II aircraft 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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