VMFA(AW)-225 has transitioned to the F-35B and redesignated as VMFA-225 during redesignation and assumption of command ceremony at MCAS Yuma on Jan. 29.
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Alexander Goodno, the incoming commanding officer, right, and Sgt. Maj. Collin Barry, the incoming sergeant major, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unfurl the organizational colors during the re-designation and assumption of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Jan. 29, 2021. The ceremony official re-designated Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW) 225 to VMFA-225, signifying the squadron’s transition from the AV-8B Harrier to the F-35B Lightning II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)
VMFA-225 will become the fifth Fleet Marine Force F-35B squadron in the Marine Corps, and will join VMFA-211 and VMFA-122 at MCAS Yuma.
