F-35s Take Over Rotational U.S. Marine Corps Deployments to MCAS Iwakuni

VMFA-214’s F-35s have deployed to Japan in place of long-running F/A-18 Hornet detachments, which reinforce the U.S. Marine Corps squadrons permanently based in the region. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214 (VMFA-214) and its F-35B Lightning IIs, which it began operating in March 2022, will augment MCAS Iwakuni’s Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12) which already comprises […] The post F-35s Take Over Rotational U.S. Marine Corps Deployments to MCAS Iwakuni appeared first on The Aviationist.

Mar 9, 2025 - 13:18
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F-35s Take Over Rotational U.S. Marine Corps Deployments to MCAS Iwakuni
F-35 deployed Iwakuni

VMFA-214’s F-35s have deployed to Japan in place of long-running F/A-18 Hornet detachments, which reinforce the U.S. Marine Corps squadrons permanently based in the region. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214 (VMFA-214) and its F-35B Lightning IIs, which it began operating in March 2022, will augment MCAS Iwakuni’s Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12) which already comprises […]

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