NATR: MAG-12 trains throughout Japan
U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, F-35B Lightning II aircraft with VMFA-242, and F-15J with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 305th Tactical Fighter Squadron fly in formation over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 12, 2023. The Aircraft Training Relocation (ATR) program allows U.S. aviation units in the Indo-Pacific, such as VMFA-232 and Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, to train away from their home station to reduce local noise impacts while increasing operational readiness and interoperability. During this year’s ATR program at Nyutabaru Air Base, MAG-12 forces trained alongside the JASDF’s 305th Tactical Fighter Squadron to build upon each other’s tactics and reinforce their combined operational readiness through safe and realistic training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jose Angeles)
NATR: MAG-12 trains throughout Japan
U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, F-35B Lightning II aircraft with VMFA-242, and F-15J with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 305th Tactical Fighter Squadron fly in formation over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 12, 2023. The Aircraft Training Relocation (ATR) program allows U.S. aviation units in the Indo-Pacific, such as VMFA-232 and Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, to train away from their home station to reduce local noise impacts while increasing operational readiness and interoperability. During this year’s ATR program at Nyutabaru Air Base, MAG-12 forces trained alongside the JASDF’s 305th Tactical Fighter Squadron to build upon each other’s tactics and reinforce their combined operational readiness through safe and realistic training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jose Angeles)