米海兵隊岩国航空基地

VMFA-121 helps prepare JASDF for F-35A - Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) personnel study the F-35B Lightning II during an educational tour and class led by Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 13, 2017. Several classes were conducted for JASDF personnel regarding maintenance, serviceability, operability and more. Afterwards, they briefly toured VMFA-121’s facility, taking a peek into different departments and visiting the hangar to see, touch and study the aircraft up close. This is the first time VMFA-121 has conducted an exchange like this. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Conducts Patriot Advanced Capability training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni - Service members with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 2nd Air Defense Missile Group, set up the MIM-104 Patriot missile system during Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) deployment training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 29, 2017. PAC-3 is a surface-to-air missile defense system, which provides a highly reactive hit-to-kill capability in both range and altitude while operating in all environments. This training displays the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance and demonstrates the JASDF’s ability to rapidly deploy multiple defense assets to U.S. military installations across Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Japan Air Self-Defense Force aviation cadets with the 12th Flight Training Wing from JASDF Hōfu-kita Air Base takes notes during a Japanese officer engagement program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 19, 2016. During the visit, approximately 40 cadets toured the air station to see an F/A-18D Hornet assigned to Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 225 and a KC-130J Hercules belonging to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152. Cadets also took turns flying a KC-130J flight simulator and learned about Marine Aircraft Group 12 and the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson) - Japan Air Self-Defense Force aviation cadets with the 12th Flight Training Wing from JASDF Hōfu-kita Air Base takes notes during a Japanese officer engagement program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 19, 2016. During the visit, approximately 40 cadets toured the air station to see an F/A-18D Hornet assigned to Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 225 and a KC-130J Hercules belonging to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152. Cadets also took turns flying a KC-130J flight simulator and learned about Marine Aircraft Group 12 and the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Members of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, forward based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan; Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12; Marine Aircraft Group 12 and Japan Air Self-Defense Force pick of trash during Operation Kibagata at Kibagata Park in Komatsu, Japan, March 12, 2016. Operation Kibagata brought the U.S. and Japan members participating in the Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation Exercise at Komatsu Air Base together to clean the park while providing the opportunity for the two services to socialize. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg/Released) - Members of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, forward based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan; Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12; Marine Aircraft Group 12 and Japan Air Self-Defense Force pick of trash during Operation Kibagata at Kibagata Park in Komatsu, Japan, March 12, 2016. Operation Kibagata brought the U.S. and Japan members participating in the Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation Exercise at Komatsu Air Base together to clean the park while providing the opportunity for the two services to socialize. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg/Released)

Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Marine pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, pose with Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, during a visit to Komatsu Air Base, Japan, March 9, 2016. Dolan emphasized the importance of bilateral training for both American and Japanese forces during the Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation exercise. This international relationship is essential to security in the Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg/Released) - Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Marine pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, pose with Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, during a visit to Komatsu Air Base, Japan, March 9, 2016. Dolan emphasized the importance of bilateral training for both American and Japanese forces during the Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation exercise. This international relationship is essential to security in the Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg/Released)

Lance Cpl. Dylan Ahearn, a fixed-wing aviation safety equipment mechanic with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 224, carries a toolbox at Chitose Air Base apron in Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 13, 2016. VMFA (AW)-224, homebased at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., is temporarily based in Iwakuni on a unit deployment program and deployed to Northern Japan to participate in the Chitose Aviation Training Relocation Exercise Jan. 12-22. During the exercise, the squadron conducted dissimilar air combat training with and against the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to further support combined interoperability and Pacific theater security cooperation. - Lance Cpl. Dylan Ahearn, a fixed-wing aviation safety equipment mechanic with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 224, carries a toolbox at Chitose Air Base apron in Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 13, 2016. VMFA (AW)-224, homebased at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., is temporarily based in Iwakuni on a unit deployment program and deployed to Northern Japan to participate in the Chitose Aviation Training Relocation Exercise Jan. 12-22. During the exercise, the squadron conducted dissimilar air combat training with and against the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to further support combined interoperability and Pacific theater security cooperation.