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Day: February 4, 2022

USMC F/A-18, F-35B hit maritime target more than 1,000 nautical miles away

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On Jan. 31, F/A-18 and F-35B fighters assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct a Marine Aircraft Wing for the opening of Exercise Winter Fury 22.

U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), refuel F-35Bs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, MAG 11, 3rd MAW, at a forward arming refueling point (FARP) during Winter Fury at Grant County Municipal Airport, Moses Lake, Washington, Feb. 2, 2022. A FARP is a key component of expeditionary advanced base operations as it allows the Marine Corps to refuel and, rearm in a distributed environment. Winter Fury 22 trains the Marines of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing for a highly contested environment, assess the training and equipment as a naval expeditionary force-in-readiness, and ability to operate inside actively contested maritime spaces in support of fleet operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachaelanne Woodward)

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