VMFA-214’s F-35s have deployed to Japan in place of long-running F/A-18 Hornet detachments, which reinforce the U.S. Marine Corps squadrons permanently based in the region. Marine Fighter Attack ...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — The flagship stealth fighter ... painted F-35B aircraft to showcase the new squadron logo, a black bat on the aircraft topside, group spokesman Gunnery ...

MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, hosted on May 4, 2025, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force-Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day, which is held annually to strengthen relationships with the host ...

A V-22 Osprey aircraft bound for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force based at Camp Kisarazu prepares to depart Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, July 6, 2020. The ferry flight from ...

152 conduct simulated aerial refueling during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. US Marine Corps photo.

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN – Marine Corps F-35Bs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, transit the Pacific from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., to Joint Base ...

An F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, on Saturday. (LCpl. Erick Reyes/U.S. Marine Corps) A Marine fighter attack ...

Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko ... response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. alliance. He expressed his appreciation of Fukuda's approval of the plan. The U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force currently deploy ...

M.C. Perry Primary School at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, is registering 4-year-olds for a new prekindergarten program, providing health and nutrition, family involvement, and social ...

VMFA-214's F-35s have deployed to Japan in place of long-running F/A ... which it began operating in March 2022, will augment MCAS Iwakuni's Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12) which already ...