U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Adam Perlin, the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), performs a hand signal May 22, 2024, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)), MAG-31, 2nd MAW, the “Fighting Bengals,” are based out of MCAS Beaufort and augment MAG-12 as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. VMFA(AW)-224 and VMFA-121 are training in Guam as part of the Aviation Training Relocation program to enhance interservice capabilities and to sustain high operational readiness in the Indo-Pacific. Perlin is a native of California. Sgt. Jose Angeles/USMC

Readiness in the Indo-Pacific

May 31, 2024

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U.S. Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) conduct preflight inspections May 22, 2024, on an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. VMFA(AW)-224, the “Fighting Bengals,” are based out of MCAS Beaufort and augment MAG-12 as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. VMFA(AW)-224 and VMFA-121, MAG-12, 1st MAW are training in Guam as part of the Aviation Training Relocation program to enhance interservice capabilities and to sustain high operational readiness in the Indo-Pacific. Sgt. Jose Angeles/USMC

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Louis Schaefer, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), throws chalks before signaling to a pilot May 22, 2024, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. VMFA(AW)-224, the “Fighting Bengals,” are based out of MCAS Beaufort and augment MAG-12 as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. VMFA(AW)-224 and VMFA-121, MAG-12, 1st MAW are training in Guam as part of the Aviation Training Relocation program to enhance interservice capabilities and to sustain high operational readiness in the Indo-Pacific. Schaefer is a native of Ohio. Sgt. Jose Angeles/USMC

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ernest Brunell, a quality assurance representative with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), listens to a radio May 22, 2024, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. VMFA(AW)-224, the “Fighting Bengals,” are based out of MCAS Beaufort and augment MAG-12 as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. VMFA(AW)-224 and VMFA-121, MAG-12, 1st MAW are training in Guam as part of the Aviation Training Relocation program to enhance interservice capabilities and to sustain high operational readiness in the Indo-Pacific. Brunell is a native of Massachusetts. Sgt. Jose Angeles/USMC

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) taxis the flight line May 22, 2024, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)), MAG-31, 2nd MAW, the “Fighting Bengals,” are based out of MCAS Beaufort and augment MAG-12 as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. VMFA(AW)-224 and VMFA-121 are training in Guam as part of the Aviation Training Relocation program to enhance interservice capabilities and to sustain high operational readiness in the Indo-Pacific. Sgt. Jose Angeles/USMC

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