U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Bryan Hole, left, from Texas, the outgoing commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, hugs Lt. Col. Colin Culkin, right, from Ohio, the oncoming commanding officer of VMM-261, during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Nov. 15, 2024. The ceremony represented a transfer of responsibility, authority, and accountability of the squadron from Hole to Culkin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Rodney Nevinger, command senior enlisted leader, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Maj. Gen. William Swan, commanding general, 2nd MAW, deliver remarks to Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2 following a formation run at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 8, 2024. U.S. Marines with MWHS-2 completed the final mile of a 249-mile relay run with a formation run in celebration of the Marine Corps' 249th birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. David Ornelas Baeza)
The command investigation into the F-35B Lightning II mishap in South Carolina Sept. 17, 2023, has been completed by the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) investigating officer and endorsed by the commanding general of 2nd MAW.
On the afternoon of Sept. 17, 2023, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501, 2nd MAW, crashed in South Carolina. The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft while attempting to execute a climbout during a missed approach in instrument meteorological conditions and heavy precipitation near Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The aircraft continued to fly unmanned for 11 minutes and 21 seconds before impacting in a rural area...
10.31.2024 | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by 2nd Lt. John Graham
