In response to the rise of China and its ambitions to expand abroad, the United States has recently made strategic adjustments around the world; the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) announced on October 23 that a new F-35B squadron has been established at Iwakuni Base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, the second F-35B squadron to be deployed by the United States in the Indo-Pacific region.
The USMC officially announced the formation of the F-35B squadron on Oct. 23, and the squadron has been renamed the 242nd Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA-242), which is the second F-35B squadron deployed in the Indo-Pacific region.
Brig. Gen. Chris McPhillips, commander of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, said the F-35B gives the U.S. military the ability to take control of sea and airspace, and is an expeditionary base to spearhead the fleet and joint forces. A military response from here is faster than anywhere else in the world and demonstrates U.S. commitment to Japan and to the region.”
VMFA-242, the second U.S. F-35B squadron to be deployed in the Indo-Pacific region, is not yet known when it will be completed.
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