Videos

Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), Marine Wing Communications Squadron (MWCS) 18, MAG-12, 1st MAW, and Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, conduct various training with F-35B Lighting II aircraft during a deployment for training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 16 - 25, 2025. MWCS-18, a communications squadron from Camp Foster, Okinawa, and VMFA-214, an F-35B squadron from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, deployed to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW, under the Unit Deployment Program, which provides U.S.-based units with operational experience in the Indo-Pacific. VMFA-214 and MWCS-18 conducted joint exercises that integrated the expertise of joint tactical air controllers at Draughon Range, Misawa Air Base. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Colin Thibault)

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lighting II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conduct flight operations during a deployment for training at Osan Air Base May 13 - May 31, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B Lighting II squadron from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, deployed to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which provides U.S.-based units with operational experience in the Indo-Pacific. Marines with VMFA-214 traveled to Korea to gain experience operating with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific and share knowledge and tactics during their participation in the UDP.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, conduct flight operations during Exercise Freedom Flag 25-1 at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, April 28, 2025. Freedom Flag 25-1 is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and Republic of Korea air forces, designed to enhance combined readiness through realistic and complex training scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)