U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542 celebrate the squadron’s final flight 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 15:39 |
Photo ID: | 7537542 |
VIRIN: | 221201-M-IC059-1446 |
Resolution: | 6346x4233 |
Size: | 11.73 MB |
Location: | CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Web Views: | 70 |
Downloads: | 6 |
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