Resolute Dragon 23 | 1st MAW conducts distributed flight operations at Kadena Air Base [Image 13 of 14]

KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN

10.25.2023

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Rodriguez 

1st Marine Aircraft Wing   

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Solberg, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, taxis a F/A-18 Hornet aircraft during the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon (RD) 23 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. Solberg is a native of Nashville, Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samantha Rodriguez)

• Date Taken: 10.25.2023
• Date Posted: 11.16.2023 19:02
• Photo ID: 8125850
• VIRIN: 231025-M-GV479-1403
• Resolution: 5674x3783
• Size: 9.76 MB
• Location: KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JP