Videos

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172 conduct expeditionary advanced base operations at various islands off the coast of, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 19, 2021 during exercise Hagåtña Fury 21. MWSS-172 performed forward arming and refueling points with aircraft from 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and transported equipment on Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters on Ukibaru island and Ie Shima. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dalton J. Payne)

U.S Marines Corps Lieutenant Colonel Jim Pryor, Commanding Officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, gives his feedback of the recently finished construction on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, 31 July, 2020. The Ie Shima training facility was refurbished by MWSS-172 along with Navy Seabees, to include a resurfaced runway and vertical landing and takeoff pad, as well as road ways to support expeditionary and amphibious operations. 1st MAW is committed to readiness in the Indo-Pacific, and continues to train and operate as part of our commitment to providing a strong and capable force to our partners and allies, while adhering to implemented health protection measures. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dalton J. Payne)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 9th Engineer Support Battalion and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 discuss the integration of military branches with the landing strip project on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, June 2, 2020. Marines and Sailors with MWSS-172, 9th ESB and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 will work to restore the old landing strip for the purpose of bringing the operational capabilities of the island up to full capacity. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dalton J. Payne and Cpl. Ethan M. LeBlanc)