Editorial photo #13918484 Human Interest

MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day Air Show And MAGTF Demonstration

IWAKUNI, JAPAN - MAY 3: A single-seat U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA-232), displays its full profile while taxiing down the rain-slicked runway during the 47th annual JMSDF/MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, on May 3, 2026. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13918484
Date taken: 3 May 2026
Location: —
Photographer: Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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Action Shot Aviation Demonstration Flight Hornet Iwakuni JMSDF Japan MCAS NATO aircraft Navy Operations Overcast Rain Security Sky Stealth Taxiing USMC Wet airfield airshow approach asphalt base canopy cockpit crane defense descent distortion exhaust f18 f18d f35 field fighter fuel-tank gray infrastructure jet landing landing-gear marine-corps marker military mist nosecone pilot puddle radar readiness runway safety squadron strike-fighter structure tail-fin tarmac taxiway tire tower vmfa232 weather U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 VMFA-232 47th annual JMSDF/MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Yamaguchi Prefecture Artur Widak NurPhoto