MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All-Weather) 225, stationed out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, arrived here Sept. 15 as part of the Unit Deployment Program.
Lt. Col. Stephen N. McClune commands the "Vikings," which consists of approximately 250 Marines and approximately 10 F/A-18D Hornet aircraft.
The “Vikings” replace VMFA-122, the “Werewolves,” which returned to MCAS Beaufort, S.C.