OKINAWA, Japan -- In December 2022, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 2 deployed to five dispersed locations across United States Indo-Pacific Command’s area of responsibility to operationally connect unit-level exercises to theater-level exercises. The squadron utilized...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan --Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA-242) announced a new motto, ‘Victory by Dawn,’ following a transition from F/A-18 Hornets to F-35B Lightning II aircraft during a squadron hike, Nov. 13, 2022.While the foundations, principles, and mission of VMFA-242...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP COURTNEY, Japan -- U.S. Marines from 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, provided a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) operation for a U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine in the Philippine Sea, last week.Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions from...

Today, Headquarters and Service (H&S) Battery, 1st Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, reinstated their unit colors during a reactivation and designation ceremony...

Today, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, hosted a unit-led ceremony to commemorate the squadron’s years of dedicated effort and work to reach Initial Operational Capability with the MQ-9A Extended Range Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) Medium-Altitude,...

MCAS KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii -- Today Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 (VMU-3) safely and successfully tested and flew its first MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft. The squadron is now certified to independently operate the MQ-9A. VMU-3 received its first two MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft at the...

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, completed Cope North 24, a three-week-long multinational aviation training exercise, alongside joint, partner, and allied forces in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from Feb 2 to 23, 2024...

Aviation units from the United States Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force participated in the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23, Oct 14-31, 2023...

From December 1st to December 8th, 2023, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 36 deployed 160 Marines to Camp Hansen to rehearse and refine Aviation Logistics (AVLOG) Stand-In-Force standard operating procedures (SOPs) in support of Expeditionary Advance Base Operations (EABO)—one of the key...

Today U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron (VMGR) 153, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, utilized their KC-130J “Hercules” to transport gifts and personnel from Oahu to Maui in support of the annual Toys for Tots mission...