Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), Marine Wing Communications Squadron (MWCS) 18, MAG-12, 1st MAW, and Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, conduct various training with F-35B Lighting II aircraft during a deployment for training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 16 - 25, 2025. MWCS-18, a communications squadron from Camp Foster, Okinawa, and 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. VMFA-214 and MWCS-18 conducted joint exercises that integrated the expertise of joint tactical air controllers at Draughon Range, Misawa Air Base. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Colin Thibault)

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lighting II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conduct flight operations during a deployment for training at Osan Air Base May 13 - May 31, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B Lighting II 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. Marines with VMFA-214 traveled to Korea to gain experience operating with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific and share knowledge and tactics during their participation in the UDP.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, conduct flight operations during Exercise Freedom Flag 25-1 at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, April 28, 2025. Freedom Flag 25-1 is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and Republic of Korea air forces, designed to enhance combined readiness through realistic and complex training scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

Republic of Korea and U.S. military aircraft participate in exercise Freedom Flag 25-1 from April 21 to May 1, 2025. FF 25-1 is a joint and bilateral military exercise between U.S. and Republic of Korea air forces that fosters trust, understanding and interoperability between allied forces through challenging, realistic scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Chloe Johnson)

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lighting II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing fly from Gwangju Air Base during exercise Freedom Flag 25-1, April 21 through May 1, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B Lighting II 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. FF 25-1 is a joint and bilateral military exercise between U.S. and Republic of Korea air forces that fosters trust, understanding and interoperability between Allied forces through challenging, realistic scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Chloe Johnson)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, refuel F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, MAG-12, 1st MAW, at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) during exercise Freedom Flag 25-1, at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, April 27, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B Lightning II 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. MWSS-171 established a FARP to enable refueling and rearming capabilities, which extend operational range and allow for rapid turnaround and sustained operations in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lighting IIs assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, take off from the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Aug. 6, 2024. The F-35B is the Marine Corps newest asset in its arsenal, prepared to dominate the airspace by establishing air superiority. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Apollo Wilson)

Marines with VMGR-152 traveled to Guam for intra-service training to increase expeditionary capabilities including tactical navigation, aerial refueling, and landing in unimproved landing zones in Guam, Tinian, and Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen) This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: DRAMATIC DETERMINED EMOTION (RED SEA) performed by Apollo Audio/stock.adobe.com.

For 248 years, Marines around the world have celebrated their illustrious history. For over 100 years, Marine aviation has provided unique capabilities to the Marine Corps to accomplish its missions. And for over 82 years, Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 1 has provided support to aviation units across the Marine Corps. This birthday video is a commemoration of the service of MWHS-1 Marines, past and present.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Daniel Bober with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Capt. Jessica Huguelet and Sgt. Dane Robison with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267 speak about night-time live fire during an integrated training exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 26, 2023. HMLA 267 and HMH 465 conducted integrated training as proof of concept for future distributed operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Thalia Rivera)

U.S. Marines with All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533 conducted flight operations as part of the Aviation Training Relocation (ATR) program at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during the month of June, 2022. Marines with VMFA(AW)-533 traveled from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam to enhance squadron readiness and conduct joint-level training as part of the ATR. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division and elements across III Marine Expeditionary Force conduct Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations within the first island chain of the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video edited by Staff Sgt. Albert J. Carls)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted training throughout the Indo-Pacific region while embarked upon ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) during a deployment in the fall of 2020. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Joshua Brittenham)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gage Mohelsky, CH-53E mechanic, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, Marine Aircraft Group 24, receives the Willie D. Sproule award for Maintenance Marine of the year from the Marine Corps Aviation Association on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 13, 2020. Sgt. Mohelsky received the award for promoting outstanding aviation maintenance and for his dedicated leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jacob Wilson)