The U.S. Marine Corps deployed Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, also known as the “Hawks,” an F-35B Lightning II squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, under the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program (UDP) on Sept. 5, 2026.
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On September 5, 2026, an F-35B Lightning II fighter jet belonging to the 533rd Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA-533) of the 1st Marine Air Wing, 12th Marine Air Group, Japan, taxis at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alejandra Vega)