An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye early warning and attack aircraft assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 returns to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

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An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye early warning and attack aircraft assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 returns to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

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IWAKUNI, Japan (Aug. 09, 2017) An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye early warning and attack aircraft assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 returns to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. VAW-125 was deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5. The aircraft is the latest variant of the long-running E-2 Hawkeye series of aircraft, which employs long-range radar and electronic communications capabilities to oversee the battlespace and detect threats beyond the sensor range of other friendly units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo) File# 170809-M-OQ666-0037

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