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U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 (VMFA-312) "Checkerboards" arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan in October 2020. Marines with VMFA-312 and Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 (VMFA(AW)-533), based at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, are participating in a rotational unit deployment program to supplement Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12). The deployment facilitates the VMFA-242's transition from the F/A-18D Hornet to the F-35B Light...

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 (VMFA-312) "Checkerboards" arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan in October 2020. Marines with VMFA-312 and Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 (VMFA(AW)-533), based at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, are participating in a rotational unit deployment program to supplement Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12). The deployment facilitates the VMFA-242's transition from the F/A-18D Hornet to the F-35B Lightning II. (U.S. Marine Corps video by 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Cpl. Jackson Ricker.)