U.S. Marine Corps Maj. John P. Stuart, an F-35B instructor pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501, taxis before takeoff at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 20, 2023. VMFAT-501, based out of MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (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 11:42 |
Photo ID: | 7757864 |
VIRIN: | 230420-M-NM793-119 |
Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
Size: | 17.94 MB |
Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Hometown: | MARSHALL, CALIFORNIA, US |
Web Views: | 87 |
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