Courtesy Story | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 12.14.2024
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – The “Black Knights” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 returned to their home base with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar following a five-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operation, Dec. 14, 2024....
Story by 1st Lt. Madison Walls | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 07.09.2024
SAN DIEGO-- U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Goad has what Marines call a “bias for action.” Goad is the powerline division chief at Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and president of the VMFA-314 motorcycle club. He has spent his 14-year career on busy airfields and aircraft carrier flight decks, including his current......
Story by 2nd Lt. Madison Walls | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 07.12.2023
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia -- U.S. Marines and Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, have been training with Allies at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia for three weeks. Upon arrival following......
Story by Lance Cpl. Courtney Robertson | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 09.15.2022
The effortless three-pointers left him in awe. Then-midshipman Michael O’Brien watched the ball sail through the air before swishing perfectly into the net on the U.S. Naval Academy basketball court. He fell in love. Courtney Davidson made shot after shot. The Hanover, Pennsylvania, native was earning her legacy as the highest all-time scorer on the Naval Academy women’s basketball......
Story by 1st Lt. Duane Kampa | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.11.2022
The “Black Knights” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 returned today from their deployment with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Black Knights are the first Marine Corps squadron to deploy the F-35C Lightning II aboard an aircraft carrier....
Story by Capt. Charles Allen | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 02.16.2022
PHILIPPINE SEA – (February 17, 2022) As 3rd Marine Division commences Jungle Warfare Exercise 22 (JWX 22), a large-scale, joint force exercise, Marine Wing Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 is integrating the capabilities of the F-35C Lightning II. VMFA-314 will be supporting ground operations from their position deployed onboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN......
Story by 1st Lt. Charles Allen | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 01.04.2022
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – (January 4, 2022) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) has marked a key milestone for Marine Corps history as they departed San Diego Bay with Carrier Air Wing Nine aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as the first Marine squadron to deploy the F-35C on an aircraft carrier....
Story by 1st Lt. Charles Allen | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 12.03.2021
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – (December 03, 2021) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) returned Friday from conducting their final integrated training cycle with Carrier Strike Group Three (CSG 3) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) making preparations to lead the Marine Corps into the next step in naval aviation as the first USMC squadron......
