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By James DeBoer 24th June 2021

… Hercules were two ordnance teams from the F-35C squadron VMFA-314 and four inert GBU-32 JDAM bombs. Also on board were …

By Dave Allport 4th May 2021

… US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’. With 18 F-35Bs on board the …

By Khalem Chapman 24th May 2021

… from the US Marine Corps’ Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’. CSG21 marks the largest at-sea …

By Alan Warnes 8th January 2021

… US Marine Corps’ (USMC's) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) 'Wake Island Avengers' and five from the Royal Air … seamless. We set out to learn as much as we could from VMFA-211, which has operated the F-35Bs for a long time …

14th December 2020

… US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs of VMFA-211 ‘Wake Island Avengers’ recently joined HMS Queen … RAF Marham during the marines’ deployment Main photo: The VMFA-211 embarkation on HMS Queen Elizabeth alongside 617 Sqn …

By Khalem Chapman 24th March 2021

… capability. The USMC’s Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’ will embark alongside the RAF’s …

By Jon Lake 1st April 2021

You can’t turn an F-16 into a stealth fighter, it will always show up on enemy radar, but by reducing its radar signature, you can make it a lot less visible. We explain how the USAF has set about doing just that

14th December 2020

… to be selected as commanding officer of Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211), the ‘Checkmates’, in 1995. The squadron  had a stellar … find any errors. It was a good flight. A VF-211 Tomcat and VMFA-314 Hornet returning to the USS Nimitz at the end of an …

By Khalem Chapman 5th January 2021

As 2020 ended, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) published a number of stunning images to reflect the day-to-day operations that occurred throughout the year

14th December 2020

… 1989   The Aviation Photo Company This F-14A(PLUS) from VF-211 ‘Checkmates’ carries six long-range AIM-54 Phoenix … weapons load for the fleet air defence mission. VF-211 was one of two Miramar-based squadrons to transition to … time, the transition of Marine fighter attack squadron VMFA-122 was halted.  By 1987, 24 fleet, two fleet …

By Khalem Chapman 9th September 2020

… F-35B Lightning IIs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 ‘Wake Island Avengers’ arrived at RAF Marham in Norfolk, UK, on September 3. During the deployment, VMFA-211 will work alongside Royal Air Force (RAF) F-35Bs – …

By Khalem Chapman and Hans Seeberg 31st July 2020

… IOC was declared with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) ‘Green Knights’ at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) … most unique member of the Lightning family.  The USMC’s VMFA-211 ‘Wake Island Avengers’ made history in early September …

28th November 2019

… for Australia’s F-35 program. F-35Bs assigned to VMFA-122 on board USS America (LHA 6) in October. LCpl Juan … military, economic and industrial. An F-35B assigned to VMFA- 211 conducts a vertical landing on board USS Essex (LHD 2) in …

16th May 2019

… cruise, six F-35Bs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 ‘Wake Island Avengers’ flew the type’s first air strikes …

16th May 2019

… cruise, six F-35Bs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 ‘Wake Island Avengers’ flew the type’s first air strikes …