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CO of VMFA-225 fired for making low-level pass during sundown ceremony

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The commanding officer of VMFA-225 has been fired for making a low-level flypast during the unit’s sundown ceremony of the F/A-18D on Jan. 23.

Marines and families of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, watch as the F/A-18 Hornet and F-35 Lightning II fly overhead during a Sundown Ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 25, 2019. VMFA-225 held the Sundown Ceremony to retire the Hornet from their ranks and introduce the F-35B Lightning II as their new aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Levi J. Guerra)

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The first F-35 pilot to clock 1,000 hours on the jet

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Lt. Col. Brian W. Bann, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B pilot, is the first person to clock more than 1,000 hours on the jet.

Maj. Brian Bann, F-35 pilot, prepares to exit a Norwegian F-35 Lightning II, June 29, 2017 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Maj. Bann piloted Norway’s seventh F-35 to Luke. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jensen Stidham)

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