Fox 5 San Diego

Marine Corps deactivates historic F/A-18 training squadron

SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Marines at Miramar said goodbye to a little piece of history this week, as the historic F/A-18 training squadron was deactivated during a ceremony Friday afternoon. For more than ...
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Marines Deactivate Historic F/A-18 Hornet Training Squadron

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a mass formation launch known as “flying the barn,” to honor the ...
Orange County Register

Last F-18 training squadron is decommissioned at Miramar marking the end of an era

An air squadron that for 50 years has been training pilots to fly F/A-18 Hornets was decommissioned at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar during a “sundowner ceremony” on Friday, marking the end of an ...
NBC 7 San Diego

WATCH: Fly along with San Diego-based F/A-18 Hornet jets on their final flight as a squadron

One of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s historic training squadrons flew together for the final time on Friday. Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 has a long history. It has been ...
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VMFAT-101

Eighteen aircraft converged for a ‘flying the barn’ event marking the end of the combat aviation training squadron. FLYING is the definitive voice of aviation — trusted by pilots, enthusiasts, and ...