A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack
Summary
A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542 taxis down the runway at Chitose Air Base, Japan, Dec. 8, 2016. Four of VMA-542’s Harriers are conducting flight training daily out of Chitose as part of the Aviation Training Relocation Program. The ATR is an effort to increase operational readiness between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Air Self Defense Force, improve interoperability and reduce noise concerns of aviation training on local communities by disseminating training locations throughout Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)
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chitose
av 8 b
vma 542
jasdf
atr
lance cpl joseph abrego
marine corps air station iwakuni
chitose air base
hokkaido
aviation training relocation program
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us marine corps
us marine corps in japan
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bomber
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japan
Date
08/12/2016
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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