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    VMAT-203 Sundown Ceremony [Image 5 of 7]

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    VMAT-203 Sundown Ceremony

    MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    10.29.2021

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Henke 

    2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   

    U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Daniel S. Fiust (center), commanding officer of Marine Attack Training Squadron (VMAT) 203, and Master Sgt. Jesse W. Wagner (right), senior enlisted advisor of VMAT-203, case their squadron’s colors during a deactivation ceremony for the squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Oct. 29, 2021. VMAT-203 was established in 1983 and was tasked with the mission of training Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier pilots. In accordance with the Commandant’s Force Design 2030, VMAT-203 will transition to a Fleet Replacement Detachment assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 and will continue training Marines until the Harrier is fully decommissioned. VMAT-203 was a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Henke)

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    Date Taken: 10.29.2021
    Date Posted: 10.29.2021 15:07
    Photo ID: 6915712
    VIRIN: 211029-M-QL352-1151
    Resolution: 3655x2437
    Size: 4.97 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US

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