VMFA(AW)-533 Takes Final F/A-18 Hornet Flight
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Anthony Heiser, F/A-18 Hornet pilot, Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533, and Lt. Col. Michael Conte, commanding officer, VMFA(AW)-533, prepare for takeoff before the squadron’s final flights as an F/A-18 Hornet squadron on Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 2, 2023. 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)
VMFA(AW)-533 Takes Final F/A-18 Hornet Flight
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Anthony Heiser, F/A-18 Hornet pilot, Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533, and Lt. Col. Michael Conte, commanding officer, VMFA(AW)-533, prepare for takeoff before the squadron’s final flights as an F/A-18 Hornet squadron on Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 2, 2023. 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)