U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 prepare to mount an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air missile onto an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 5, 2023. Marine Fighter Attack Squadrons with Marine Aircraft Group 12 routinely conduct training with live ordnance to strengthen operational capabilities and maintain a high level or readiness in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

AIM-120

U.S. Marines