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VMFA-122 Ordnance Marines keep Hornets armed in any weather

With temperatures near freezing and a strong wind blowing in from the mountains, ordnance Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 worked to get their F/A-18C Hornets ready for unit level training, named Distant Frontier, Sept. 3, 2014, aboard Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The Marines loaded MK-76 practice bombs for the squadron’s bombing

‘Werewolves’ arrive in Alaska, await training with Air Force

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 arrived in Alaska to take part in unit level training aboard Eielson Air Force Base, August 25, 2014.Alaska is the final stop for VMFA-122 before heading home to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. For the past six months, VMFA-122, nicknamed the “Werewolves,” travelled throughout the Pacific region,

Werewolves say 'Aloha ʻOe' to Hawaii

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 completed training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, August 23, 2014. For the past two months, the squadron participated in both Exercise Rim of the Pacific and unit level training. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, nicknamed the “Werewolves,” is currently attached to Marine Aircraft Group 12, stationed aboard Marine

VMFA-122 trains with fifth generation fighters

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 conducted Dissimilar Air Combat Training against the 199th Fighter Squadron while aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014, July 2. Rim of the Pacific is the world’s largest multinational maritime exercise hosted by the U.S. Pacific Fleet and provides realistic training that increases

Cowboys strap back into saddle, activate for UDP

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 arrived to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni early August as the newest F/A-18 hornets on the Unit Deployment Program.“The Cowboys,” are a reservist squadron from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, and were told that they would be activating to support the UDP in Sept. 2012.“A lot of people

VMFA(AW)-242, MAG-12’s elite squadron in readiness

Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 carried out a short-surge mission here Monday to show the Marine Aircraft Group 12 command element the squadron is ready to carry out operations at the fastest expeditious pace possible.With every Marine on-hand and ready for duty, VMFA(AW)-242 was able to prove its ability to maintain peak-level