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    VMFA(AW)-224 conducts its final F/A-18 Hornet flight ceremony [Image 15 of 17]

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    VMFA(AW)-224 conducts its final F/A-18 Hornet flight ceremony

    BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    04.28.2025

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Julius Hackney 

    2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   

    Family and friends welcome home U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jarrod Allen, right, from California, commanding officer, and Maj. Raymond Rickenbach, from South Dakota, an F/A-18 Hornet pilot, both with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224, following the squadron's final flight ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, April 28, 2025. The flight concluded their return from the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, and commemorated the end of VMFA(AW)-224’s operational history with the F/A-18 Hornet as the unit begins its transition to the F-35B Lightning II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julius Hackney)

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    Date Taken: 04.28.2025
    Date Posted: 04.30.2025 11:52
    Photo ID: 9002846
    VIRIN: 250428-M-YW513-1114
    Resolution: 4114x2744
    Size: 1.28 MB
    Location: BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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