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.
Date Taken: | 07.11.2014 |
Date Posted: | 07.11.2014 16:50 |
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VIRIN: | 140711-M-UU619-689 |
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Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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