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By Mark Ayton 23rd July 2023

… Certification (SFFOC) for both VFA-147 ‘Argonauts’ and VMFA-314 ‘Black Knights’. In February 2019, the US Navy, and … with two F-35Bs assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211); and two F-35Bs assigned to the UK’s 617 Squadron. …

By Mark Ayton 22nd July 2023

… Squadron and 10 from the US Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’. One of the first events the … Squadron aircraft on the Prince of Wales; 617 Squadron and VMFA-211 aircraft from the HMS Queen Elizabeth. By early …

By Paul E Eden 21st May 2023

… alongside personnel from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’ aboard the new carrier. The … from Portsmouth on May 1, 2021, its embarked 617 Sqn and VMFA-211 F-35Bs taking part in Exercise Strike Warrior off …

By Gerard Keijsper 21st February 2023

… F-35C squadron: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) ‘Black Knights’. After VMFA-314 had transitioned, VFA-125 helped VFA-97 ‘Warhawks’ … Steel Lion 23.   Unit: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) Nickname: ‘Wake Island Avengers’ Code: CF …

By Simon Lee 9th February 2023

… US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’ for the duration of the voyage. …

By Simon Lee 30th January 2023

… US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’ – embarked aboard HMS Queen …

By Khalem Chapman 23rd September 2022

… US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’ – embarked aboard HMS Queen …

By Gerard Keijsper 17th February 2023

… for an exercise for the first time by the US Marine Corps VMFA-211 Wake Island Avengers aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth on …

By Rick Burgess 21st April 2022

… Rick Burgess (Ret) details the mission through the eyes of VMFA-211 – the USMC F-35B unit that embarked on the carrier – and … the UK-US alliance. An F-35B Lightning II from the USMC’s VMFA-211 ‘Wake Island Avengers’ launches off HMS Queen …

By James DeBoer 5th May 2022

… in this event all came from MCAS Yuma and included VMX-1, VMFA-211 and VMFA-225. VMX-1 serves as the test squadron for the USMC and …

By James DeBoer 28th June 2021

… stepped up with F-35Bs from VMFAT-502 and FA-18s from VMFA-312, 115 and 533. That helped ensure we still had … (MCAS) Beaufort F-35Bs from VMFAT-502 and F/A-18s from VMFA-312, 115 and 533 operating from their home station. Some …

By David Allport 1st April 2022

… in Exercise Iron Dagger, integrating operations with VMFA-242 F-35Bs. The second 354th FW F-35A unit at Eielson is … a pilot assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), attached to Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron 265 … re-equip with the type was Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) ‘Wake Island Avengers’, which previously flew …

7th March 2022

… “It’s hasty,” said Lt Col D’Ambrogi, commander of VMFA-211 ‘Wake Island Avengers’. “A warning order drops [and] … Wing – refuel a USMC- operated F-35B Lightning II from VMFA-211 ‘Wake Island Avengers’ at a forward arming and …

By Josef Campion 23rd November 2021

… November 21. During the cross deck exercise, multiple USMC VMFA-211 F-35Bs departed HMS  Queen Elizabeth  for the ITS  Cavour …

By Josef Campion 25th October 2021

… F-35B Lightning IIs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) 'Wake Island Avengers', which are embarked on HMS  Queen …