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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)

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)

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. 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)

Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group conducted an instream offload operation as part of Freedom Banner 25 at Republic of Korea Marine Corps Base Pohang, South Korea, Feb. 28 through March 1, 2025. The instream offload, a training evolution alongside the U.S. Navy’s Beachmaster Unit 1, the USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), and the ROKMC Marine Logistics Group, refines and validates 3rd MLG’s ability to transport, offload and distribute vehicles and equipment from ship to shore without the use of a pier. This type of sealift capability allows the unit to maneuver equipment in austere environments without using established infrastructure, such as in locations following a natural disaster. Freedom Banner 25 is a Maritime Prepositioning Force exercise where 3rd MLG offloads equipment and provides support to III Marine Expeditionary Force units training throughout South Korea, testing and validating 3rd MLG’s ability to conduct integrated logistics operations in complex environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright)

Freedom Banner 25 is a Maritime Prepositioning Force offload that provides equipment and support to III Marine Expeditionary Force units for the exercises Korean Marine Exchange Program 25.1 and Freedom Shield 25. U.S. Marines and Sailors will conduct beach landing operations to test and validate 3rd Marine Logistics Group’s ability to conduct integrated logistics operations in a complex and contested environment, enhancing the expeditious transport and distribution of supplies in a combat environment or life-saving aid in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Rachel Mason)