MCAS Iwakuni unloads E-2D advanced Hawkeye designated for Japan Air Self-Defense Force

U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz
U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz

MCAS Iwakuni unloads E-2D advanced Hawkeye designated for Japan Air Self-Defense Force

by Lance Cpl. David Getz
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
October 19, 2022

An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to be delivered to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force is unloaded onto the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, harbor, Oct 18, 2022. MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely positioned to support the dynamic transportation of various military assets between sea and shore through use of its co-located harbor and airfield.

 

 

 

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