Marines participate in Red Flag-Alaska 17-1

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  • By Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik
  • 354th Fighter Wing
A variety of units aircraft and personnel, including U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft and personnel from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., participate in RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 17-1, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2016. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, which enables U.S. Marines in units like VMFA-232 to prepare for future combat and contingency operations in a realistic threat environment inside the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex.