IWAKUNI, Japan - The “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 held a change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Mar. 8.
Cmdr. Timothy “Sparky” Charlebois, of Yorba Linda, Calif., assumed all duties and responsibilities as the VFA-102 Commanding Officer from Cmdr. Daniel “Bunny” O’Hara, of Hendersonville, Tenn.
Cmdr. O’Hara took command of the “Diamondbacks” in October, 2020, and led them through a deployment into the 5th and 7th fleet areas of responsibility. While on deployment, the “Diamondbacks” supported Operations Freedom’s Sentinel and Allies Refuge in support of the retrograde of U.S. Forces from Afghanistan.
“It has been an honor and the privilege of a...
