U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Daniel S. Fiust (center), commanding officer of Marine Attack Training Squadron (VMAT) 203, and Master Sgt. Jesse W. Wagner (right), senior enlisted advisor of VMAT-203, case their squadron’s colors during a deactivation ceremony for the squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Oct. 29, 2021. VMAT-203 was established in 1983 and was tasked with the mission of training Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier pilots. In accordance with the Commandant’s Force Design 2030, VMAT-203 will transition to a Fleet Replacement Detachment assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 and will continue training Marines until the Harrier is fully decommissioned. VMAT-203 was a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Henke)
| Date Taken: | 10.29.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 10.29.2021 15:07 |
| Photo ID: | 6915712 |
| VIRIN: | 211029-M-QL352-1151 |
| Resolution: | 3655x2437 |
| Size: | 4.97 MB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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