E-2D Advanced Hawkeye’s landing at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

This video contains footage of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft landing for the first time at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 landed at MCAS Iwakuni to help support stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. The Advanced Hawkeye is assigned aboard aircraft carriers and provides airborne early warning and command and control to carrier air wing. The E-2D can act as a sensor to guide the fleet's weapons onto targets that other aircraft and ships can not locate. Also it warns of incoming anti-ship missile attacks. This aircraft can also coordinate missions such as air warfare, strike warfare, surface warfare and search and rescue operations. It distributes tactical information from onboard sensors to command centers and other assets. The Advanced Hawkeye can operate in all weather conditions.