Resolute Dragon 23 | 1st MAW conducts distributed flight operations at Kadena Air Base [Image 11 of 14]

KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN

10.25.2023

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Rodriguez 

1st Marine Aircraft Wing   

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, conduct pre-flight checks of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft during the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon (RD) 23 at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 25, 2023. VMFA-232, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, participated in RD 23 as a unit deployment squadron under MAG-12. RD 23 is an annual bilateral exercise that strengthens III Marine Expeditionary Force, Japan Self-Defense Forces, and the United States joint force’s command, control, fires, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities as part of a stand-in force. VMFA-232 is currently forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under MAG-12, 1st MAW. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samantha Rodriguez)

• Date Taken: 10.25.2023
• Date Posted: 11.16.2023 19:02
• Photo ID: 8125848
• VIRIN: 231025-M-GV479-1318
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 14.55 MB
• Location: KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JP