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Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing load various ordnance onto F/A-18 Hornet aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 24, 2024. VMFA-312 is temporarily augmenting MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which aims to provide squadrons stationed in the continental United States with experience training in the Indo-Pacific. VMFA-312 preformed this loading exercise to improve their efficiency with loading and flying with ordnance. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Erick Reyes)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 participate in exercise Cope North 23 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 21, 2023. Cope North 2023, a multilateral field training exercise, honed vital readiness skills of partner nations such as the Royal Australian Air Force, and enhanced interoperability through the execution of various mission sets, to include air superiority, interdiction, electronic warfare, tactical airlift, and aerial refueling. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Chloe Johnson)

U.S. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312 participates in Aviation Training Relocation (ATR) program at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan 26. 2023. VMFA-312 conducted flight operations in Guam as a part of the ATR, a bilateral program aimed to increase operational readiness and interoperability, reduce local noise impacts, and acclimate squadrons to operating across different environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Chloe Johnson)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 conduct exercise Keen Sword 2023 with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Nyutabaru Air Base, Japan, Nov. 19, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial exercise designed to enhance Japan-U.S. readiness, interoperability, and bilateral relations while demonstrating U.S. resolve to support the security interests of allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Chloe Johnson)