U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Wilmer Espinozavazquez, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, attaches a grounding wire to an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, during exercise Freedom Flag 25-1, April 23, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B 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. Establishing a FARP enables refueling and rearming capabilities, which extends operational range and allows for rapid turnaround and sustained operations in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson)
Date Taken: | 04.23.2025 |
Date Posted: | 04.25.2025 01:56 |
Photo ID: | 8990447 |
VIRIN: | 250423-M-JN598-1082 |
Resolution: | 5287x3525 |
Size: | 1.29 MB |
Location: | GWANGJU AIR BASE, KR |
Web Views: | 13 |
Downloads: | 1 |
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