U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carelli Jr., an F-35 aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, performs preflight checks on an F-35B Lightning II jet at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 20, 2023. Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501, based out of MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, and VMFA-542 conducted operations at MCAS Cherry Point to prepare for 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's (MAW) transition from AV-8B Harrier II squadrons to F-35 squadrons. VMFA-542 and VMFAT-501 are subordinate units of 2nd MAW, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Theodore Bergan)
Date Taken: | 04.20.2023 |
Date Posted: | 04.26.2023 11:58 |
Photo ID: | 7757859 |
VIRIN: | 230420-M-NM793-102 |
Resolution: | 6167x4111 |
Size: | 14.38 MB |
Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Hometown: | MARSHALL, CALIFORNIA, US |
Web Views: | 115 |
Downloads: | 11 |
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