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Video by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor

U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force prepare for exercise Freedom Flag 25-1

1st Marine Aircraft Wing

April 21, 2025 | 2:31

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, from Osan Air Base, conduct flight operations at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, in preparation for exercise Freedom Flag 25-1, April 21, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B squadron from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, deployed to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which provides U.S.-based units with operational experience in the Indo-Pacific. FF25-1 is a military exercise between U.S. and Republic of Korea air forces designed to enhance readiness through realistic, complex, training scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps video Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)