VMFA-232 Maintainers at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

05/15/2019
U. S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, perform maintenance checks on an F/A-18C Hornet during Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) 19-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 5.  RF-A 19-1 is a series of U.S. Pacific Air Force commander-directed…

USS Essex Deployment and F-35B

09/17/2018
INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 2 2018)  An F-35B Lightning II, attached to the “Avengers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, prepares to launch from the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine…

Remaining VMFA-121 F-35Bs Arrive in Japan

11/21/2017
11/21/17: U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 lands at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15, 2017. The remaining aircraft represent the last installment of F-35B Lightning IIs assigned to VMFA-121. The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation fighter, which…

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Daily Operations

07/06/2014
07/06/2014: U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 conducted daily operations with the F/A-18 Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., May 15, 2014. Flight hours and maintenance are vital to the success of VMFA and their aircraft.  Credit:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Combat Camera:5/15/14