U.S. Marines with VMFA-533 deploy to Japan for UDP

VMFA-533, an F-35B Lightning II aircraft squadron operating out of MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, deployed to MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, maintaining rotational, forward-deployed U.S. forces across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alejandra Vega)

U.S. Marines with VMFA-53...

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alejandra Vega/Released 260905-M-FU569-1107.JPG

Sep 8, 2026

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan, Sep. 5, 2026.

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