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    Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 assumption of command ceremony [Image 10 of 11]

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    Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 assumption of command ceremony

    MCAS CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    08.11.2023

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith 

    2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   

    U.S. Marine Corps Col. James Bardo, the commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 14, delivers remarks during an assumption of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 11, 2023. Lt. Col. Brian Hansell, the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, took command of VMFA-542 which was redesignated last December as the Marine Corps’ first East Coast operational F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter squadron. VMFA-542 is 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. Anakin Smith)

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    Date Taken: 08.11.2023
    Date Posted: 08.16.2023 09:57
    Photo ID: 7971733
    VIRIN: 230811-M-HU274-1084
    Resolution: 8192x5464
    Size: 16.67 MB
    Location: MCAS CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: CLEVELAND, OHIO, US

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