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US Navy F/A-18E refuels RAF F-35Bs for the first time
By Khalem Chapman
… ten F-35Bs from the USMC’s Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’ have also deployed aboard the HMS …
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Behind-the-scenes on CSG21 with HMS Queen Elizabeth's Commander Air Wing
By Alan Warnes
… the US Marine Corps’ (USMC) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’ swung into action. “These … off in recent weeks either. On August 21, F-35Bs from VMFA-211 cross-decked with the US Navy amphibious assault …
VMFA-211 F-35B on USS America
CSG21: VMFA-211 F-35Bs conduct cross-deck training with USS America
By Dave Allport
… US Marine Corps' (USMC's) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) 'Wake Island Avengers' conducted a … of fleet operations and joint-force horizontal escalation. VMFA-211’s F-35B short take-off and vertical landing aircraft …
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EXCLUSIVE: HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Commander Air Wing talks from the Philippine Sea
By Alan Warnes
… US Marine Corps’ (USMC's) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’ were taxiing across the deck for …
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CSG21: Embarked F-35B fighters have 80% availability
By Richard Thomas
… fighters have embarked on the carrier, ten from USMC VMFA-211 squadron and a further eight from the RAF’s 617 Squadron. …
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CSG21: F-35s conduct first combat missions from HMS Queen Elizabeth
By Khalem Chapman
… US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’. This marked two major … aircraft carriers. The involvement of USMC F-35Bs from VMFA-211 is also notable, as it marked the first combat …
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CSG21: HMS Queen Elizabeth works up Carrier Strike Group operations
By Dave Allport
… US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’ conducted night carrier … Air Force’s (RAF’s) No 617 Squadron ‘The Dambusters’, VMFA-211 forms part of the largest fifth-generation carrier …
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CSG21: USMC Ospreys embark on HMS Queen Elizabeth
By Dave Allport
… and equipment assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’ to the new aircraft carrier. As part of the CSG21 deployment, VMFA-211 has embarked ten of its Lockheed Martin F-35B …
Queen Elizabeth on exercise in Scottish waters
… F-35B Lightning IIs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’ (out of a planned ten, one having …
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First F-35B lands aboard HMS Prince of Wales
By Khalem Chapman
… from the US Marine Corps’ Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’. At the end of April, HMS Queen …
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VMFA-211 F-35Bs arrive in the UK ahead of carrier deployment
By Dave Allport
… stealth fighters are from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’, based at Marine Corps Air … 25’). After spending a short period at RAF Lakenheath, the VMFA-211 F-35Bs were due to fly out to join the ship for its …
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F-35s from four nations take part in Falcon Strike 21
By Dave Allport and Khalem Chapman
… F-35Bs are assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’ and are from Marine Corps Air …
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CSG21: RAF F-35Bs take part in Atlantic Trident
By Khalem Chapman
… US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’ also participated in the event. …
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CSG21: Task force integrates with allies in the Mediterranean
By Khalem Chapman
… US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’. Meanwhile, the FS Charles de …
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What's in the 2022 US Defense Budget?
By Tom Kaminski
… have been funded through FY21. US Navy The US$211.7bn submission is a $3.8bn increase over funding from the …