FLIGHT OPS of U.S. and Japanese F-35 Lightning IIs at MCAS Iwakuni

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II’s with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Japan Air Self Defense Force F-35A Lightning II’s with the 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Air Wing, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, carry out flight operations during exercise Keen Sword 25 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 31, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance.