VMFA(AW) 533 conducts ordnance loading exercise
A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533 is staged at the combat aircraft loading area for a loading exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 28, 2022.
VMFA(AW)-533 conducted the exercise to practice loading, checking, and troubleshooting live ordnance in order to increase operational readiness and better prepare the air station to quickly respond to contingencies within the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Calah Thompson)
VMFA(AW) 533 conducts ordnance loading exercise
A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533 is staged at the combat aircraft loading area for a loading exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 28, 2022.
VMFA(AW)-533 conducted the exercise to practice loading, checking, and troubleshooting live ordnance in order to increase operational readiness and better prepare the air station to quickly respond to contingencies within the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Calah Thompson)