Readiness

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Erin Mathis, an operation officer with Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 402, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks to V2X veteran contractors after exiting an F-5N Tiger II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 402 during Atlantic Alliance 2025 at Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts, July 3, 2025. VMFT-402’s purpose in Atlantic Alliance is to support and enhance Navy-Marine Corps amphibious operations by providing advanced fighter training and integrating air combat capabilities into joint and allied exercises along the East Coast. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emely Gonzalez)