VMFA(AW)-533 Takes Final F/A-18 Hornet Flight

U.S. Marines with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533 conduct pre-flight checks on a F/A-18 Hornet during the squadron’s final flight at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 2, 2023. The squadron’s original name was Marine Night Fighter Squadron 533 which was one of three night fighter squadrons during World War II. VMFA(AW)-533 will transition to a F-35B Lighting II squadron later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Saucier)

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