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    U.S. Marines, Sailors, and Japanese government officials visit Iwo Jima to observe Carrier Air Wing 5 field carrier landing practice. [Image 13 of 14]

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    U.S. Marines, Sailors, and Japanese government officials visit Iwo Jima to observe Carrier Air Wing 5 field carrier landing practice.

    IWOJIMA, TOKYO, TOKYO, JAPAN

    05.09.2024

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Andrews 

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

    An F/A-18E Super Hornet with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, takes off while Japanese representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, the Yamaguchi Prefectural Government, Iwakuni City, and Yanai City observe an FCLP during a trip to Iwo Jima, May 9, 2024. The group visited Iwo Jima to observe Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 conduct field carrier landing practice (FCLP) as well as visit historical sites from the battle of Iwo Jima. FCLP is required flight training that precedes carrier landing operations and simulates, as near as practicable, the conditions encountered during carrier landing operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Devin J. Andrews)

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    Date Taken: 05.09.2024
    Date Posted: 06.05.2024 02:37
    Photo ID: 8451048
    VIRIN: 240509-M-XY415-1016
    Resolution: 4240x2832
    Size: 6.77 MB
    Location: IWOJIMA, TOKYO, TOKYO, JP

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