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)

Maj. Jack McKinnon speaks on Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing's safety procedures and standardization during regularly scheduled aircraft training relocation at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2018. ATR's are designed to increase operational readiness and bilateral interoperability for both U.S. and Japanese forces. The Marine Aircraft Group 12 ATR is a concrete example of the strength of the U.S.- Japan alliance - the foundation of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific for more than 50 years. McKinnon is the Safety Director for VMFA-121, MAG-12, 1st MAW. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Natalie Dillon and Lance Cpl. Alexia Lythos)

Maj. Jack McKinnon speaks on Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing's safety procedures and standardization during regularly scheduled aircraft training relocation at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2018. ATR's are designed to increase operational readiness and bilateral interoperability for both U.S. and Japanese forces. The Marine Aircraft Group 12 ATR is a concrete example of the strength of the U.S.- Japan alliance - the foundation of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific for more than 50 years. McKinnon is the Safety Director for VMFA-121, MAG-12, 1st MAW. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Natalie Dillon and Lance Cpl. Alexia Lythos)

Lt. Col. Richard Rusnok speaks on Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing's participation in a regularly scheduled aircraft training relocation at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 16, 2018. ATR's are designed to increase operational readiness and bilateral interoperability for both U.S. and Japanese forces. The Marine Aircraft Group 12 ATR is a concrete example of the strength of the U.S.- Japan alliance - the foundation of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific for more than 50 years. Rusnok is the commanding officer of VMFA-121, MAG-12, 1st MAW. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Alexia Lythos)