VMFA-333 unites 23 years after being deactivated

Photo By Pfc. Brendan Roethel | Marines demonstrate the different equipment utilized by F-35B Lightning II pilots to Marine veterans, retirees and their families at the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 hangar aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, June 19. Former members of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 333 visited VMFAT-501 during their squadron’s reunion. The Marines are with VMFAT-501, Marine Aircraft Group 31.  

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

06.19.2015

Story by Cpl. Brendan Roethel 

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort

BEAUFORT, S.C. - Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort hosted a reunion for Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 333 at the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 hangar, June 19.

The event was held to honor and celebrate the rich heritage of the Fighting Shamrocks. Veterans from throughout the squadron’s nearly 50 year legacy attended the reunion. During their visit, Fighting Shamrocks saw a static display of an F-35B Lightning II, and learned about the equipment worn and utilized by F-35B pilots.

The AD-1 Skyraider, the SBD Dauntless, the F4U Corsair, the F6F Hellcat, the FJ Fury, the F-8 Crusader, the F-4 Phantom II, and the F/A-18 Hornet were used by the Fighting Shamrocks throughout the squadron’s service.

• Date Taken: 06.19.2015
• Date Posted: 06.25.2015 10:56
• Story ID: 168079
• Location: BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, US