MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225, stationed out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., arrived here March 11, 2015 as part of the Unit Deployment Program.
Lt. Col. Elika Bowmer commands the "Vikings," which consists of approximately 150 Marines and approximately 10 F/A-18 Hornet aircraft.
The Vikings replaced VMFA(AW)-533, which returned to MCAS Beaufort, S.C.