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)

Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, Japan, recieves a brief on the F-35B Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 24, 2016. The visit provided Fukuda knowledge to educate the Japanese locals around the air station on the aircraft and its capabilities prior to the scheduled basing of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 at MCAS Iwakuni.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks) - Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, Japan, recieves a brief on the F-35B Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 24, 2016. The visit provided Fukuda knowledge to educate the Japanese locals around the air station on the aircraft and its capabilities prior to the scheduled basing of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 at MCAS Iwakuni.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks)