U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271, conduct a downed-aircraft drill at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 10, 2024. MWSS-271 Marines and personnel with Fleet Readiness Center East simulated a crash landing recover scenario to ensure readiness in aircraft recovery techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rowdy Vanskike)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cael O'keefe and Sgt. Micheal Arwood, MV-22B tiltrotor crew chiefs with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (VMM-162), speak about the fiscal year 2025 selective retention bonus program and what it takes to qualify for it.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), reactivated during a ceremony on Thursday aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, following a four-year, seven-month hiatus.
VMFA-251, known as the “Thunderbolts” or “T-Bolts,” was previously deactivated during a ceremony on April 23, 2020, aboard MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, after returning from deployment in 2020 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The Thunderbolts’ deactivation concluded its 34 years as an F/A-18 Hornet squadron. The squadron was then relocated to MCAS Cherry Point to begin its transition to the F-35.
VMFA-251 received its first F-35C Lightning II Joint...
