U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Austin Gardner, right, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, signals to Lt. Col. Robert Guyette, the commanding officer of VMFA-214, MAG-12, 1st MAW, at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, in preparation for exercise Freedom Flag 25-1, April 17, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B Lighting II squadron from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, deployed to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which provides U.S.-based units with operational experience in the Indo-Pacific. FF25-1 is a military exercise between U.S. and Republic of Korea air forces designed to enhance readiness through realistic, complex training scenarios. Gardner is a native of Florida, and Guyette is a native of Arizona. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson)
Date Taken: | 04.17.2025 |
Date Posted: | 04.17.2025 19:45 |
Photo ID: | 8978739 |
VIRIN: | 250417-M-JN598-1122 |
Resolution: | 4366x2911 |
Size: | 1.46 MB |
Location: | GWANGJU AIR BASE, KR |
Web Views: | 24 |
Downloads: | 2 |
This work, U.S. Marine Corps, Air Force ready for Freedom Flag 25-1 [Image 19 of 19], by Cpl Chloe Johnson, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.