1st Marine Aircraft Wing

1st MAW starts year off with motivational run

Marines and Sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing stand in formation as Maj. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, commanding general of 1st MAW, addresses them after a formation run at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 2, 2019. Motivational run's prepare 1st MAW service members to remain healthy and sustain the criteria for deployment, retention, and continued military service.

Maj. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley receives a coin from Lt. Col. Prescott Wilson before a ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 21, 2018. The ceremony was held to recognize Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 for demonstrating excellent performance during the Field Supply and Maintenance Analysis Office-Western Pacific (FSMAO-WP) inspection.

F-35B Lightning II lands at MCAS Futenma for first time

The F-35B landed, refueled and took off for the first time at MCAS Futenma. The F-35B belongs to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. An F-35B landing at MCAS Futenma demonstrates the air warfighting capability, operational flexibility and tactical supremacy that this platform brings to the Indo-Pacific region, our allies and our partners. See more

VMFA-121 participates in Tsuiki Air Show

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 is displayed next to two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons with the Pacific Air Forces Demonstration Team at Tsuiki Air Station, Fukuoka Japan, Nov. 25, 2018. The F-35B made its first appearance at the Tsuiki Air Show, located in Southern Japan. The air show featured rotary and fixed-wing aircraft through static displays and aerial demonstrations, and attracted thousands of people. See more

The ceremony marks the 75th anniversary of the landings in Betio that initiated the Battle of Tarawa; it was held to memorialize the shared sacrifice of all who fought there and showcase combined commitment to sustaining peace and stability in the Indo-pacific region. See more

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1st MAW News

Never Forgotten: Brig. Gen. William Forney January 15, 2019 — Retired Brig. Gen. William A. Forney served honorably as the commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing from 1992 to 1994. On Dec. 25, 2018, he passed away at the age of 76 in Panama City, Florida. MORE

PRESS RELEASE: MARINE CORPS IDENTIFIES NAME OF DECEASED MARINE IN F/A-18 and KC-130 MISHAP December 11, 2018 — The Marine Corps identifies Captain Jahmar F. Resilard, 28, as the Marine who was pronounced deceased after he was found during search and rescue operations off the coast of Kochi, Japan on Dec. 6. MORE

Innovation in Marine Corps: 3D printing in aviation October 2, 2018 — U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Peter Jacobson, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, noticed a problem with corrosion of a bucket housing cover on the F35B Lightning II jet. He used additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing, to make an infrared countermeasure bucket housing cover preventing corrosion in the bucket housing while in Japan, where humidity is high during summer months. MORE

MAG-12 cleans Agat beach where Marines landed 74 years ago September 25, 2018 — U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 cleaned up Agat beach during exercise Valiant Shield 18 September 17. MORE

Marines strive for perfection in Marine Corps standards September 18, 2018 — U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lowery, an F/A-18D pilot and Sgt. Austin Jagodzinski, an ordnance technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, maintain a perfect score of 300 for their Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and Combat Fitness Test (CFT), at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. MORE

Striking out suicide one pitch at a time September 17, 2018 — The annual softball game is held to enhance suicide prevention awareness, build camaraderie and strengthen bonds within the unit. MORE

One of the last living WWII Marine fighter pilots August 16, 2018 — Sam Folsom, born July 24, 1920 in Quincy, Massachusetts, was one of the first echelon of 17 Marine fighter pilots with Marine Fighter Squadron (VMF) 121 tasked with defending Guadalcanal. He is also one of the last living Marine Corps WWII combat pilot. MORE

Marines, Sailors volunteer at Okinawa senior citizen home August 16, 2018 — Approximately 20 Marines and Sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing spent the morning volunteering at the Ai-no-Mura Senior Citizens Home in Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2018. MORE

VMFA-121 Marines fly high in Misawa ATR August 16, 2018 — Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, deployed several F-35B Lightning II’s for a regularly scheduled aviation training relocation to Misawa Air Base, May 9, 2018. Aircraft training relocations are designed to increase operational readiness and bilateral interoperability for both U.S. and Japanese forces. This training is conducted in accordance with the agreements between the U.S. government and the government of Japan and has been taking place since 1997. MORE

MAG-36 - Remembering Hue City April 12, 2018 — Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, the first complete Marine air group to be transported by sea to a combat zone, launched from the USS Princeton to the shores of Vietnam, Sept. 1, 1965. Immediately, they began providing troop lifts, air strikes, medical evacuation, resupplies, and reconnaissance insertions and extractions in the southern area of operations. MORE

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