MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 arrived here Aug. 4 from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., as part of the Unit Deployment Program.
Lt. Col. Jack G. Bolton commands the "Vikings," which consists of approximately 190 Marines and approximately 10 F/A-18 Hornet aircraft.
The Vikings replaced Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 121, which returned to MCAS Miramar, Calif.