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    VFA-101 Deactivation Ceremony at Eglin AFB [Image 5 of 5]

    VFA-101 Deactivation Ceremony at Eglin AFB

    FT. WALTON BEACH, FL, UNITED STATES

    05.23.2019

    Photo by Senior Airman Cassidy Woody 

    Commander, Joint Strike Fighter Wing

    Rear Admiral Roy Kelley, Commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic, speaks at Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 Grim Reapers' deactivation ceremony onboard Eglin Air Force Base. The squadron was deactivated after more than seven years of service as the F-35C Lightning II Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) and played an integral role in jump-starting the U.S. Navy’s F-35C program when it first arrived at Eglin AFB in 2012. VFA-101's assets will be consolidated at Naval Air Station Lemoore, enabling the U.S. Navy to better support Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) production, operational fleet transitions for both U.S Navy and Marine Corps squadrons, Initial Operation Test & Evaluation (IOT&E) and Naval Aviation Warfare Development Command (NAWDC) requirements.

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    Date Taken: 05.23.2019
    Date Posted: 06.03.2019 13:58
    Photo ID: 5429024
    VIRIN: 190523-F-UX503-0118
    Resolution: 5517x3678
    Size: 12.69 MB
    Location: FT. WALTON BEACH, FL, US

    Web Views: 52
    Downloads: 6

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