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    Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214 (VMFA-214) is a United States Marine Corps fighter attack squadron flying the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lighting II. The...
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    Japan VMFA-121 VMFA-242 MCAS Yuma, Arizona VMFA-122 VMFA-211 VMFA-214 VMFA-225 MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina VMFAT-501 VMFA-533 MCAS Cherry Point VMFA-542...
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  • when VMA-211 exchanged its Harriers for the F-35B and became VMFA-211. The Marine Corps' VMFA squadrons fly the F/A-18 Hornet and F-35 Lightning II. Their...
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    Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 (VMFA-122) is a United States Marine Corps fighter attack squadron flying the F-35B Lightning II. The squadron is based...
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    Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212 (VMFA-212) was a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron. Most recently known as the "Lancers", the squadron...
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    Squadron 214 (VMFA-214) – F-35B Lightning II Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 (VMFA-122) – F-35B Lightning II Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211)...
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    F-35B Lightning II squadrons: VMFA-122 "Flying Leathernecks" VMFA-211 "Wake Island Avengers" VMFA-214 "Black Sheep" VMFA-225 "Vikings" MQ-9A Reaper squadron:...
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    VMFAT-502 (redirect from VMFA-513)
    Navy's replacement squadron. On 1 August 1963, the squadron was re-designated VMFA-513 and by the end of the year, the Nightmares were exclusively flying F-4's...
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    operations were of an inspiring order." – Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy. VMFA-214 U.S. Marine Corps 7 April 1943 17 July – 30 August 1943 16 September –...
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    Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 (VMFA-122) operating from Guadalcanal until April 1943. While assigned to VMFA-122, Boyington shot down no enemy aircraft...
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  • and October 2009 VMFA(AW)-242 (F/A-18D) between August 2004 and January 2005 VMFA(AW)-224 (F/A-18D) between January and August 2005 VMFA-142 (F/A-18A+)...
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    the AV-8 Harrier II; while Marine Fighter-Attack (VMFA) and Marine (All Weather) Fighter-Attack (VMFA(AW)) squadrons, respectively fly both the single-seat...
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    River from Da Nang AB.: 149  On 15 October, VMFA-115 replaced VMFA-513, on 1 December VMFA-323 replaced VMFA-542 and on 19 December VMF(AW)-312 deployed...
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    An F/A-18D Hornet from VMFA(AW)-225....
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  • on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023. "Born Again (Homage)". VMFA. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 29 November...
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    the USMC agreed to eventually equip five Marine fighter-attack squadrons (VMFA) with the F-35C carrier variant to continue to augment Navy carrier air wings...
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    Bastion in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. All of the aircraft belonged to VMFA-211. The two damaged AV-8Bs were flown out of Afghanistan in the hours after...
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  • at MCAS El Toro, California, as Assistance Operations Officer with VMFA-334 and VMFA-451 while flying the Vought F-8 Crusader. During this period, he also...
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    Lakenheath on board a Pave Hawk. A U.S. Marine Corps Boeing F/A-18 Hornet of VMFA-232 "Red Devils" from MCAS Miramar, California, crashed after taking off...
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  • Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) (MCAS Miramar, CA) Strike Fighter Squadron 151 (VFA-151) Electronic...
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    Lightning II) VMA-214 Black Sheep (Now flying F-35B Lightning II) VMA-223 Bulldogs (Now flying AV-8B Harrier II) VMA-225 Vagabonds (Now VMFA-225 operating...
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    November 2020, the Dambusters hosted United States Marine Corps F-35Bs from VMFA-211 who deployed to RAF Marham to work up on HMS Queen Elizabeth ahead of...
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  • of a Fighter Plane in Marine Fighter Squadron TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN (VMF-214), attached to the U.S.S. SICILY (CVE-118), during an aerial attack on enemy...
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    mission they were supported by the “Sumos” and F/A-18s from the “Bats” of VMFA-242. During Fish Hook 2001, the squadron also supported Landing Force Cooperation...
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    of Libya: A success for coercive diplomacy?." Survival 29#3 (1987): 195–214. Flashback: 1986 Bombing of Libya – slideshow by Life Margaret Thatcher's...
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    historic squadrons such as the VMA-214 Blacksheep, operating in California, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines, and the VMFA-142 Flying Gators (based in...
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    training to the F/A-18 Hornet. After serving as the executive officer of the VMFA-531, the Assistant Group Operations Officer for Marine Combat Crew Readiness...
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  • F-4B Phantom II BuNo 151001 of VMFA-542, MAG-13, from Chu Lai Air Base (both crew killed), while refuelling two F-4Bs of VMFA-314 over South Vietnam near...
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    On 3 September 2020, ten United States Marine Corps (USMC) F-35Bs from VMFA-211 arrived at RAF Marham to operate alongside the Dambusters. On 22 September...
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  • ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 March 2021. "VMFA Board of Trustees Votes to Return Nazi-Looted Painting - VMFA Press Room". 10 October 2018. Retrieved 16...
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