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Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort welcomed home one of its own, July 11. Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 returned to Fightertown and with it, a new era in Marine Corps aviation. VMFAT-501 was located at MCAS Beaufort until 1997, when it deactivated. The squadron was reactivated in April 2010 and designated as a training squadron. After four years of training with the F-35B Lightning II the squadron moved back to MCAS Beaufort. "Between June and September we'll have all the VMFAT-501 aircraft and squadron personnel relocating, and in October we'll start training," said Lieutenant Colonel Luis E. Villalobos, the officer in charge of the Pilot Training Center. The Marine Corps’ F-35B variant replaces and performs the roles of three legacy aircraft. The F/A-18 Hornet, AV-8B Harrier II and EA-6B Prowler will be phased out over a period of time. The future of Marine Corps aviation, the F-35B, has arrived.
| Date Taken: | 07.11.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 07.11.2014 16:52 |
| Photo ID: | 1444840 |
| VIRIN: | 140711-M-UU619-490 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 5.97 MB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, SC, US |
| Web Views: | 164 |
| Downloads: | 10 |
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