MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (Sept. 28, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Stuart Griffiths, an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft pilot (left), and Capt. Raymond Rickenbach, an F/A-18D Hornet weapons system officer (right), both with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533, conduct preflight checks at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 28, 2022. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, VMFA-242 and VMFA(AW)-533 conducted a live-fire missile exercise to increase weapon proficiency and enhance squadrons' combat readiness in the air-to-air environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gabriel Durand)