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Photo by Cpl. Brian Long
250716-M-BL115-1182.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Brian Long

Jul 23, 2025
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - A Japan Air Self Defense Force pilot sits in a JASDF F-2 assigned to 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Western Air Defense Force, 8th Air Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, July 16th, 2025. REFORPAC is part of the first-in-a-generation Department-Level Exercise series, employing more than 400 Joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 members at more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Long)


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