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From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, deputy commandant for aviation, Maj. Gen. Mark Wise, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) commanding general, are greeted by Col. Richard Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, at MCAS Yuma, Ariz. Oct. 24, 2016. This event gave Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, Japan, an idea of what to expect of the aircraft following the scheduled basing of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 at MCAS Iwakuni. After its transition, VMFA-121 will be the first F-35B squadron stationed in Japan.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Melissa Heisterberg)
161025-M-XD442-1034.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Nathan Wicks

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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariza. - From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, deputy commandant for aviation, Maj. Gen. Mark Wise, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) commanding general, are greeted by Col. Richard Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, at MCAS Yuma, Ariz. Oct. 24, 2016. This event gave Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, Japan, an idea of what to expect of the aircraft following the scheduled basing of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 at MCAS Iwakuni. After its transition, VMFA-121 will be the first F-35B squadron stationed in Japan.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Melissa Heisterberg)


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