Keywords: US Navy 050122-N-3503M-003 Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Albert Westerland, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Adriano Ramelb remove fasteners from a panel prior to engine maintenance on an F-A-18E Super Hor.jpg en Iwo Jima Air Base Japan Jan 22 2005 - Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Albert Westerland left and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Adriano Ramelb both assigned to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven VFA-27 remove fasteners from a panel prior to engine maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet on board Iwo Jima Air Base Japan Several aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing Five CVW-5 detached to Iwo Jima Air Base to allow pilots to get carrier landing qualified Iwo Jima roughly 700 miles south of Japan's main islands serves as a location for these pilots to earn these qualifications far away from the challenges presented by flying in the densely populated suburbs surrounding U S Naval Air Facility Atsugi where CVW-5 is forward deployed Training was completed Monday Jan 24 with the return of personnel to their home bases U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Millage RELEASED 2005-01-22 050122-N-3503M-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 21087 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Millage PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Iwo Jima Air Base Japan Aviation Machinist's Mate Strike Fighter Squadron 27 United States Navy |