Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

A Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 F/A-18 races down the flight line here for takeoff March 30 to return to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan after completing training during Foal Eagle 2011. Foal Eagle is an annual training exercise designed to test and improve the defensive field and air capabilities of the participating units in the defense of the Republic of Korea against any regional contingency. - A Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 F/A-18 races down the flight line here for takeoff March 30 to return to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan after completing training during Foal Eagle 2011. Foal Eagle is an annual training exercise designed to test and improve the defensive field and air capabilities of the participating units in the defense of the Republic of Korea against any regional contingency.

Cpl. Mackenzie Dirton, a Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 UAV maintainer, pushes an RQ-7B UAV Shadow out to the flight line here to participate in an exercise Foal Eagle 2011 training scenario, March 31. This is the first time a Marine UAV squadron has participated in the annual Foal Eagle exercise. - Cpl. Mackenzie Dirton, a Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 UAV maintainer, pushes an RQ-7B UAV Shadow out to the flight line here to participate in an exercise Foal Eagle 2011 training scenario, March 31. This is the first time a Marine UAV squadron has participated in the annual Foal Eagle exercise.