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An aircraft maintainer with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112 conducts final flight checks at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas before launching an F/A-18 Hornet for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility (AOR), Sept. 13, 2021. VMFA-112 completed pre-deployment training in preparation for deployment to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to augment and support Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. During the pre-deployment phase, VMFA-112 underwent a series of inspections, completed annual training requirements, and conducted a rehearsal at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo By Sgt. Booker T. Thomas)