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Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett
250715-M-TB340-1567.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett

Jul 23, 2025
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Airforce 1st Lt. Ian McClaugherty, a pilot with 177th Fighter Wing, Atlantic City Air National Guard, New Jersey, simulates take off procedures during exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 15, 2025. REFORPAC is designed to deliver Air Force capabilities to the Indo-Pacific region at speed and scale, then demonstrate the ability to command and control agile combat employment operations across more than six time zones.


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