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Navy forward-deploys F-35s, Ospreys to Iwakuni, Japan
« on: August 05, 2024, 01:03:54 pm »
Navy forward-deploys F-35s, Ospreys to Iwakuni, Japan
By Riley Ceder
 Friday, Aug 2, 2024
 
F-35C Lightning IIs are set to forward-deploy to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. (MC3 Ethan J. Soto/Navy)
The Navy is forward-deploying F-35C Lightning II and CMV-22B Osprey aircraft to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to maintain security efforts in the Indo-Pacific region, the service announced in July.

Strike Fighter Squadron 147 and its F-35C Lightning II aircraft are slated to replace the F/A-18 Super Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron 115.


The Ospreys, which belong to Fleet Logistic Multi-Mission Squadron 30, will replace the C-2A Greyhound aircraft of the Fleet Logistics Squadron 30 detachment that has supported Carrier Air Wing 5 embarked on the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan.

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/08/02/navy-forward-deploys-f-35s-ospreys-to-iwakuni-japan/
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