VMFA(AW)-224 conducts its final F/A-18 Hornet flight ceremony
Family members of U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jarrod Allen, from California, commanding officer of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224, watch as he taxis an F/A-18 Hornet during the squadron's final flight ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, April 28, 2025. The flight concluded their return from the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, and commemorated the end of VMFA(AW)-224’s operational history with the F/A-18 Hornet as the unit begins its transition to the F-35B Lightning II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julius Hackney)
VMFA(AW)-224 conducts its final F/A-18 Hornet flight ceremony
Family members of U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jarrod Allen, from California, commanding officer of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224, watch as he taxis an F/A-18 Hornet during the squadron's final flight ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, April 28, 2025. The flight concluded their return from the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, and commemorated the end of VMFA(AW)-224’s operational history with the F/A-18 Hornet as the unit begins its transition to the F-35B Lightning II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julius Hackney)