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Photo by Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett
250605-M-HB515-1031.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett

Jun 25, 2025
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan Air Self-Defense Force members with 5th and 6th Air Wing, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members with Fleet Air Wing 31, Royal Airmen with Joint Aircraft Recovery Transportation Squadron, observe an F/A-18C Hornet being lowered onto a truck during Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 5, 2025. CDDAR training was held for the first time at MCAS Iwakuni by the F-35 Joint Program Office to bring multiple nations together to enhance aircraft recovery and rescue techniques and capabilities across North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)


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