Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

A Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 F/A-18C Hornet takes off from Marine Corps Base Hawaii, August 21, 2014. This was the last training flight for the squadron, nicknamed the “Werewolves,” during their unit level training on the island. The squadron participated in both Exercise Rim of the Pacific and ULT while part of the unit deployment program with Marine Aircraft Group 12, stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. - A Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 F/A-18C Hornet takes off from Marine Corps Base Hawaii, August 21, 2014. This was the last training flight for the squadron, nicknamed the “Werewolves,” during their unit level training on the island. The squadron participated in both Exercise Rim of the Pacific and ULT while part of the unit deployment program with Marine Aircraft Group 12, stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

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.

Flight Lt. Rungroj Pomwatthanamongkol, right, and Lance Cpl. Michael Bridenstine enjoy a community relations project with students from Nakhon Ratchasima Punyanukul School in Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, during a community relations event for exercise Cobra Gold 2014 Feb. 11. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. Pomwatthanamongkol is a pilot with Squadron 401, Wing 4, Royal Thai Air Force. Bridenstine is a chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear defense specialist with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Flight Lt. Rungroj Pomwatthanamongkol, right, and Lance Cpl. Michael Bridenstine enjoy a community relations project with students from Nakhon Ratchasima Punyanukul School in Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, during a community relations event for exercise Cobra Gold 2014 Feb. 11. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. Pomwatthanamongkol is a pilot with Squadron 401, Wing 4, Royal Thai Air Force. Bridenstine is a chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear defense specialist with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Group Captain Narong Intachat, left, welcomes Capt. Timothy Barchett to Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, as part of a welcoming ceremony Feb. 2 during exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand to increase readiness and interoperability of the Thai, U.S. and other fully participating military forces. Intachat is the commander of Wing One, Royal Thai Air Force. Barchett is a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, currently assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James R. Smith/released) - Group Captain Narong Intachat, left, welcomes Capt. Timothy Barchett to Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, as part of a welcoming ceremony Feb. 2 during exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand to increase readiness and interoperability of the Thai, U.S. and other fully participating military forces. Intachat is the commander of Wing One, Royal Thai Air Force. Barchett is a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, currently assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James R. Smith/released)

Pfc. Chase Leake, left, Lance Cpl. Stephanie Jordi, middle, and Lance Cpl. Juan Gonzalez, assemble an M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Arresting Gear System Nov. 28 at Tinian’s West Field during Exercise Forager Fury II. The arresting gear is a dynamic piece of equipment critical to FF II, which is a joint exercise designed to employ and assess combat power generation in a deployed and austere environment. The Marines are expeditionary airfield system technicians with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Pfc. Chase Leake, left, Lance Cpl. Stephanie Jordi, middle, and Lance Cpl. Juan Gonzalez, assemble an M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Arresting Gear System Nov. 28 at Tinian’s West Field during Exercise Forager Fury II. The arresting gear is a dynamic piece of equipment critical to FF II, which is a joint exercise designed to employ and assess combat power generation in a deployed and austere environment. The Marines are expeditionary airfield system technicians with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Lance Cpls. Ryan Gamino and Johnny Gomez, right, calculate needed points for M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Arresting Gear System as they began setup surveyor lining spots along Tinian’s West Field runway Nov. 22 during exercise Forager Fury II. The joint exercise is designed to employ and assess combat power generation in a deployed and austere environment. Gomez and Gamino are combat engineer drafting and surveyors with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpls. Ryan Gamino and Johnny Gomez, right, calculate needed points for M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Arresting Gear System as they began setup surveyor lining spots along Tinian’s West Field runway Nov. 22 during exercise Forager Fury II. The joint exercise is designed to employ and assess combat power generation in a deployed and austere environment. Gomez and Gamino are combat engineer drafting and surveyors with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Capt. John Helm, Marine Aviation Training System Site Iwakuni operations officer, gets a feel for the F/A-18D Tactical Operational Flight Trainer 37 in Building 1530 here Nov. 30. THe new trainer, built by L-3 Communications Link Simulation and Training Division, is integrated with Link Simulation and Training's SimuSphere visual system display, allowing for a 360 degree, out-of-window cockpit view and a cockpit sensor image. - Capt. John Helm, Marine Aviation Training System Site Iwakuni operations officer, gets a feel for the F/A-18D Tactical Operational Flight Trainer 37 in Building 1530 here Nov. 30. THe new trainer, built by L-3 Communications Link Simulation and Training Division, is integrated with Link Simulation and Training's SimuSphere visual system display, allowing for a 360 degree, out-of-window cockpit view and a cockpit sensor image.

An F/A-18 prepares for flight at the start of aviation training relocation conducted with Japanese forces July 25. The exercise is a week-long, bilateral exercise demonstrating joint capabilities and improving interoperability between the United States and Japan. - An F/A-18 prepares for flight at the start of aviation training relocation conducted with Japanese forces July 25. The exercise is a week-long, bilateral exercise demonstrating joint capabilities and improving interoperability between the United States and Japan.