NATR: MWSS-171 conducts FARP operations at Nyutabaru Air Base, JASDF observe

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Johnathan Llyod, fore, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, and Cpl. Austin Musselwhite, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, refuel an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft during the Nyutabaru Aviation Training Relocation (ATR) at Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Nyutabaru Air Base, Japan, Dec. 12, 2023. The ATR program allows U.S. aviation units in the Indo-Pacific, such as MWSS-171, 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 Cpl. Raymond Tong)

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