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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Crooks, ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, loads ordnance onto an F-35B Lightning II during hot-reload training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 6, 2017. This signified the first time the squadron loaded ordnance onto a running F-35B Lightning II aircraft at the air station in order to prepare for real-world scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)
170406-M-ON157-0097.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego

Apr 7, 2017
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Crooks, ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, loads ordnance onto an F-35B Lightning II during hot-reload training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 6, 2017. This signified the first time the squadron loaded ordnance onto a running F-35B Lightning II aircraft at the air station in order to prepare for real-world scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)


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