Videos

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing prepare and employ aviation ordnance in support of the Aviation Training Relocation Program at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 23, 2025. This iteration of the ATR Program provided MAG-12 squadrons the opportunity to sharpen their tactical proficiency and perform flight operations in Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Chloe Johnson)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing visit a historical site outlining the events that took place at Asan Bay during World War II at the Asan Bay Overlook, War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam, Jan. 15, 2025. MALS-12 visited the historical site during their support of the Aviation Training Relocation Program. This iteration of the ATR Program provided MAG-12 squadrons the opportunity to sharpen their tactical proficiency and perform flight operations in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Chloe Johnson)

U.S. Marines and Sailors storm Iwo Jima, 1945. Known as Operation Detachment, the goal of obtaining Iwo Jima was to secure its valuable air space and to allow crippled American aircraft to receive field repairs. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Natalie Dillon)

Hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, 36 Mitsubishi G3M3 bombers attacked Wake Island on December 8, 1941. The island was defended by 449 Marines from the 1st Marine Defense Battalion with aid from a detachment of 50 Marines from VMF-211 with 12 F4F-3 Wildcats. Wake Island remained under Japanese control until it was surrendered to the United States on September 4, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Alexia Lythos)