Marine leaders welcome VMFA-121 to the Pacific [Image 680 of 735]

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN

01.20.2017

Photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks 

U.S. Navy           

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Russell A. Sanborn, commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), addresses the audience during the welcoming ceremony of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 20, 2017.VMFA-121 conducted a permanent change of station to MCAS Iwakuni, from MCAS Yuma, Ariz., and now belongs to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation fighter, which is the world’s first operational supersonic short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft. The F-35B brings strategic agility, operational flexibility and tactical supremacy to III MEF with a mission radius greater than that of the F/A-18 Hornet and AV-8B Harrier II in support of the U.S. – Japan alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks)

• Date Taken: 01.20.2017
• Date Posted: 01.24.2017 02:01
• Photo ID: 3119798
• VIRIN: 170120-M-XD442-1123
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 11.47 MB
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP