U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matthew C. Gaede, left, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, discusses the current maintenance status of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft with Maj. Gen. Marcus B. Annibale, center, the commanding general of 1st MAW, and Maj. Robert Sawyer, a pilot with VMFA-312, MAG-12, 1st MAW, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 14, 2025. VMFA-312 is temporarily augmenting MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which aims to provide squadrons stationed in the continental United States with training in the Indo-Pacific. The commanding general toured MAG-12’s 4th and 5th generation fighter squadrons to gain insight on their current performance while operating in the Indo-Pacific region. Annibale is a native of Virginia, Gaede is a native of New Jersey, and Sawyer is a native of Montana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samantha Rodriguez)
Date Taken: | 01.14.2025 |
Date Posted: | 01.23.2025 20:58 |
Photo ID: | 8839406 |
VIRIN: | 250114-M-GV479-1042 |
Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
Size: | 3.4 MB |
Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP |
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