U.S. Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack
Summary
U.S. Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, load an MK-82 High Explosive General Purpose bomb onto a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet, also with VMFA(AW)-242, during hot-pit refueling and hot-reload training at Naval Air Station Pohang, Republic of Korea, Dec. 12, 2017. The purpose of the exercise was to show that the Marines could effectively establish a forward arming and refueling point with supporting entities and conduct the training evolutions on foreign soil. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell)
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mcas iwakuni
naval air station
hornets
republic of korea
training
aviation
mwss 171
mals 12
hot load
lance cpl stephen campbell
marine corps air station iwakuni
naval air station pohang
south korea
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us marine corps
jet aircraft
fighter jet aircraft
military aircraft
Date
12/12/2017
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