U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542 put a flag in its case during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 1, 2022. In accordance with Force Design 2030, VMA-542 transitioned from the AV-8B Harrier II jet to the F-35B Lightning II fighter jet and redesignated as a Marine fighter-attack squadron. VMA-542 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. Elias E. Pimentel III)
Date Taken: | 12.01.2022 |
Date Posted: | 12.05.2022 15:34 |
Photo ID: | 7537538 |
VIRIN: | 221201-M-IC059-1201 |
Resolution: | 6199x4135 |
Size: | 11.33 MB |
Location: | CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Web Views: | 51 |
Downloads: | 4 |
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