Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Cpl. Luis Lara, a Semitrailer refueler operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, observes pressure valves and fuel levels during a refueling aboard Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, as part of Exercise Max Thunder 14-1, April 16, 2014. Lara is one of five Marines with MWSS-171 deployed to assist with the refueling of military aircraft during the exercise. - Cpl. Luis Lara, a Semitrailer refueler operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, observes pressure valves and fuel levels during a refueling aboard Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, as part of Exercise Max Thunder 14-1, April 16, 2014. Lara is one of five Marines with MWSS-171 deployed to assist with the refueling of military aircraft during the exercise.

An F/A-18 hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 taxies down the runway aboard Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, during Exercise Max Thunder 14-1, April 12, 2014. MT 14-1 is a semi-annual training event consisting of composite and coalition flight training between the U.S. military and the Republic of Korea Air Force. - An F/A-18 hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 taxies down the runway aboard Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, during Exercise Max Thunder 14-1, April 12, 2014. MT 14-1 is a semi-annual training event consisting of composite and coalition flight training between the U.S. military and the Republic of Korea Air Force.

Ordnancemen with Marine Aviation Logistic Squadron 12 and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 detach un-used ordnance from an F/A-18 during Exercise Max Thunder 14-1, April 20, 2014, aboard Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea. Max thunder is a semi-annual training event, between the U.S. military and ROK Air Force, focused on composite and coalition flight training. - Ordnancemen with Marine Aviation Logistic Squadron 12 and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 detach un-used ordnance from an F/A-18 during Exercise Max Thunder 14-1, April 20, 2014, aboard Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea. Max thunder is a semi-annual training event, between the U.S. military and ROK Air Force, focused on composite and coalition flight training.