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MWSS-172 establishes FARP at Ie Shima
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing establish a forward arming and refueling point during exercise Keen Sword 27 at Ie Shima Training Facility, Japan, Oct. 26, 2026. Keen Sword is a routine, biennial bilateral field training exercise
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U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing establish a forward arming and refueling point during exercise Keen Sword 27 at Ie Shima Training Facility, Japan, Oct. 26, 2026. Keen Sword is a routine, biennial bilateral field training exercise with multinational participation, designed to increase readiness and interoperability between the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Gabriel Durand)
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