3rd MAW Commanding General visits JS Kaga [Image 12 of 12]

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

11.06.2024

Photo by Sgt. Luc Boatman 

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

From left, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Admiral Yoshihiro Goka, the Japanese Fleet Escort Force commander; U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James B. Wellons, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; JMSDF Command Master Chief Petty Officer Sasaki Hidenori, the Japanese Fleet Escort Force command master chief, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. James L. Horr, sergeant major of 3rd MAW, disembark from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, during a visit to the JMSDF Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) off the coast of Southern California, Nov. 6, 2024. Maj. Gen. James B. Wellons, the commanding general of 3rd MAW, visited the JS Kaga alongside U.S. 3rd Fleet and JMSDF Fleet Escort Force senior leaders. Members of the F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force, U.S. Sailors and Marines, and the crew of the JS Kaga executed developmental sea trials off the coast of Southern California, Oct. 5 to Nov. 18, 2024, to gather the necessary data to certify F-35B Lightning II short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft operations. The testing resulted in successful operation of the F-35B from the flight deck of the JS Kaga, strengthening the interoperability between U.S. and Japanese forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luc Boatman)

• Date Taken: 11.06.2024
• Date Posted: 11.20.2024 01:23
• Photo ID: 8762793
• VIRIN: 241106-M-WD207-7197
• Resolution: 4633x3089
• Size: 1.26 MB
• Location: CALIFORNIA, US