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New VMFA-251 Thunderbolts F-35C CAG-Bird Breaks Cover
Take a look at the specially painted aircraft of VMFA-251, the first East Coast operational unit of the U.S. Marine Corps to receive the F-35C. On Sept. 17, 2024, the U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine ...
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Marines reactivate East Coast squadron with Corps’ newest fighter jet
VMFA-251 has received its first F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter, like the VMFA 311-assigned aircraft seen here. (Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez/Marine Corps) The Marines have reactivated a ...
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U.S. Marine Corps' VMFA-251 Receives First F-35C Lightning II
VMFA-251 is set to be fully established as an F-35C unit by 2025, while VMFA-115 will follow by 2027. The post U.S. Marine ...
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Legendary Marine fighter squadron reactivated as Corps’ first with F-35Cs on the East Coast
VMFA 251 also fought in the Korean War and flew NATO no-fly zone enforcement sorties over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s. “The T-Bolts are humbled and honored for the privilege of carrying ...