Checkerboards depart for UDP

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, Marine Air Group 31, prepare to take-off at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Oct. 2, 2022. Pilots with VMFA-312 departed for the Unit Deployment Program in order to provide forward presence and assist commanders around the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)

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