U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214 participate in the 2018 Arctic Thunder Air Show at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 29, 2018. VMA-214 conducted a flyby and hover demonstration with their AV-8B Harrier during the air show. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores)
U.S. Marines assigned temporary additional duty to Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, participate in Oleoresin Capsaicin (OC) spray as part of a Security Augmentation Force (SAF) qualification event on MCAS Yuma, AZ, July 31, 2018. The SAF Marines are required to receive level one OC contamination in order to know how to properly function and provide security while being affected by the spray. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison Lotz)
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz., (March 29, 2018) – It was like a scene from Top Gun as pilots marched out to the flight line to mount the metal beast known as the F-35B Lightning II. Pilots entered their cockpits, started the engines and prepared for takeoff. As the final tests were completed, the jets taxied out, gained speed and took to the sky as history was made.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, “The Flying Leathernecks,” conducted their first flight operations in the F-35B Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2018. This marked the end of the first phase in the transition from a legacy F/A-18C Hornet squadron to an F-35B squadron.
“This was a critical moment for us because...
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., (Feb. 28, 2018) -- The Marine Corps is known as a forward moving warfighting force, so it only makes sense that leadership embraces new technology that helps the Marines keep up the momentum on the battlefield. Enter Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 1.
