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VMFA(AW)-225 reactivated as VMFA-225

Posted on February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 by alert5

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)

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Fuji Viper 21.2: Littoral Strike Day 2

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 by alert5

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, conduct the culminating event, Litoral Strike, during exercise Fuji Viper 21.2 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, on Jan. 22, 2021. During this evolution of Fuji Viper, Marines honed their tactical skills, demonstrating that infantry formations can facilitate joint force multi-domain maneuver in support of naval operations.

USMC KC-130J crew carried out FARP with USAF F-16 in Saudi Arabia

Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 by alert5

U.S. Marines from the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command worked alongside U.S. Airmen from the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing during a recent Tactical Air Forward Arming and Refueling Point (TACAIR FARP) exercise at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.