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P-8A
168757/757 VP-4 ex LK-757/VP-26 42253/4728 apr18
168851/851 VP-4 ex LK-851/VP-26 44143/5262 apr18
169004/YD-004 VP-4 ex 004/VP-30 44945/5796 apr18
169336/336 VP-26 del 07mar18 63184/6532 mar18
169337/LF-337 VP-16 del 15mar18 63185/6560 mar18
169342/342 Boeing f/f 21mar18 63192/6784 mar18
T-45C
167082/B-210 TAW-2 ex B-304 C114 mar18
167098/F-622 VT-86 ex B-320/TAW-2 C130 nov17
167104/B-270 TAW-2 ex B-326 C136/A219 mar18
United States Marine Corps (NY)
United States Marine Corps unit news
In 2019, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 Black
Knights (‘VW-xx’) from MCAS Miramar (CA) will start its
conversion from F/A-18C to F-35C. The Black Knights are
the first USMC squadron that will be equipped with the
F-35C and assigned to integrate within a Carrier Air Wing,
in this case CVW-11. Their first Lightning II deployment is
planned for 2022. Some surplus Black Knights F/A-18Cs will
be used to replace elderly Hornets within the USMC, some
others will move to 309th AMARG at Davis Monthan (AZ).
The Tactical Aircraft Integration (TAI) of F-35C equipped
VMFAs continues in the future. VMFA-314 will be followed
in their F-35C transition by VMFA-312 Checkerboards
(‘DR-xx’), VMFA-115 Silver Eagles (‘VE-xx’) and VMFA-251
Thunderbolts (‘DW-xx’). Those four squadrons will fulfil the
USMC TAI programme.
Marine Force Atlantic (MARFORLANT)
Last year it was reported that the USMC deployed their
EA-6B Prowlers for the last time in 2017, but late 2017 it
became known that a new deployment was imminent. Six
Cadillacs arrived at Lajes on 24 March 2018; 163045/CY-00,
162934/CY-01, 162230/02, 163032/03, 162228/MD-01 and
163047/CY-05. They left Lajes on 26 March 2018 for Souda
(Crete, Greece) and eventually flew to al Udeid (Qatar) in
support of the CENTCOM area of operations. As you can see,
coded and non-coded aircraft of Marine Tactical Electronic
Warfare Squadron (VMAQ) 2 Death Jesters (‘CY-xx’) and
VMAQ-3 Moon Dogs (‘MD-xx’) are involved. Both squadrons
are based at MCAS Cherry Point (NC). As VMAQ-3 is slated
for deactivation this year, the deployment is executed by
VMAQ-2. The uncoded and MD-coded aircraft were just
transferred to VMAQ-2 before the deployment started.
VMAQ-2 is expected to be deactivated on 1 October 2018, so
this is most probably their very last deployment.
Marine Force Pacific (MARFORPAC)
On 21 April 2018, The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group
completed their Spring Patrol 2018, a regularly-scheduled
patrol of the Indo-Pacific region. The USS Wasp (LHD-1)
with the 31st MEU embarked, marked the first operational
deployment of the F-35B Lightning II. Six aircraft from Marine
Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 Green Knights (‘VK-
xx’) participated and supported in a variety of amphibious
operations during the Spring Patrol, including mechanized
and helo-borne raids, simulated noncombatant evacuation
operations and humanitarian assistance-disaster relief
missions – all launched from the sea. The Aviation Combat
Element (ACE) was reported last month in Scramble 467, page
84.
FRCE = Fleet Readiness Center East, Cherry Point (NC)
FRCSW = Fleet Readiness Center South West, North Island (CA)
LMTAS = Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems, Fort Worth (TX)
EA-6B
162230/02 VMAQ-2 ex CY-75 P-116 mar18
162934/CY-01 VMAQ-2 ex CY-76 P-117 mar18
163032/03 VMAQ-2 ex MD-03/VMAQ-3 P-125 mar18
163045/CY-00 VMAQ-2 ex CY-77 P-130 mar18
163046/CY-78 309th AMARG ex CY-78/VMAQ-2 P-131 feb18
163047/CY-05 VMAQ-2 ex RM-007/VMAQ-4 P-132 mar18
163400/MD-00 309th AMARG ex MD-00/VMAQ-3 P-140 feb18
KC-130J
166381/BH-381 VMGR-252 ex 381/VX-20 382-5527 apr18
F/A-18A++
162884/VE-211 VMFA-115 ex DC-24/VMFA-122 432/A356 apr18
163129/MA-00 VMFA-112 ex VW-00/VMFA-314 538/A447 apr18
163155/VE-210 VMFA-115 ex VE-206 582/A489 apr18
163167/VE-200 FRCSW ex VE-200/VMFA-115 603/A510 mar18
163169/VE-211 309th AMARG ex VE-211/VMFA-115 607/A513 mar18
163174/VE-201 VMFA-115 ex VE-210 617/A522 apr18
F/A-18C
164271/40 NAWDC ex AB-404/VMFA-251 1034/C249 mar18
164701/WS-411 VMFA-323 ex NH-411 1140/C308 mar18
164704/WS-405 VMFA-323 ex NH-405 1144/C310 apr18
164709/NH-401 FRCSW ex NH-401/VMFA-3231151/C314 mar18
164734/SH-165 VMFAT-101 ex WT-21/VMFA-232 1188/C333 mar18
164875/NH-412 VMFA-323 ex FRCSW 1207/C343 mar18
164881/WS-401 VMFA-323 ex NH-401 1213/C346 apr18
164889 FRCSE ex AC-201/VMFA-312 1221/C350 apr18
164907/WT-24 VMFA-232 ex AG-310/VFA-83 1239/C366 mar18
165184/WT-04 VMFA-232 ex AG-300/VFA-83 1310/C409 mar18
F/A-18D
164026/SH-03 VMFAT-101 ex SH-244, blue c/s 911/D046 mar18
164051/SH-04 VMFAT-101 ex SH-250 940/D055 mar18
F-35B
168309/DC-05 VMFA-122 ex VM-08/VMFAT-501 BF-13 apr18
168732/DC-01 VMFA-122 ex CF-01/VMFA-211 BF-34 mar18
169024/DC-06 VMFA-122 ex VM-24/VMFAT-501 BF-39 mar18
169415/CF-04 VMFA-211 del BF-60 mar18
169416/CF-01 VMFA-211 del BF-61 mar18
169587 VMFA-211 del BF-62 apr18
169588 LMTAS f/n BF-63 apr18
F-35C
169034/NJ-404 VFA-125 ex NJ-117/VFA-101 CF-22 mar18
169160/NJ-406 VFA-125 ex,NJ-121/VFA-101 CF-24 mar18
169302/NJ-411 VFA-125 ex NJ-125/VFA-101 CF-28 nov17
AH-1W
160816/HF-29 HMLA-269 ex YM-3./VMM-365 26931 mar18
160108/WR-89 HMLA-775 ex SE-32/HMLA-469 29111 mar18
161018/WR-30 HMLA-775 ex HMLA-367 29224 mar18
162538/VT-24 309th AMARG ex VT-24/HMLA-367 26207 apr18
162547/HF-75 HMLA-269 ex CA-25/HMLA-467 26216 mar18
162567/QT 309th AMARG ex HMLA/T-303 26236 feb18
162572/QT-460 309th AMARG ex QT-460/HMLA/T-303 26241 jan18
163941/WR HMLA-775 ex UV-60/HMLA-267 26266 mar18
163943 309th AMARG ex VT-26/HMLA-367 29120 apr18
163953/YS-40 VMM-162 ex UV-64/HMLA-267 26278 apr18
164575/HF-68 HMLA-269 ex nmks 29157 mar18
164586/YS-42 VMM-162 ex HMLA-167 26285 apr18
165044/QT-430 309th AMARG ex QT-430/HMLA/T-303 29104 jan18
165054/YS-41 VMM-162 ex HMLA-167 26314 apr18
165277/QT-431 309th AMARG ex QT-431/HMLA/T-303 26325 feb18
165278/QT-431 309th AMARG ex QT-431/HMLA/T-303 26326 feb18
165279/TV-41 HMLA-167 ex SM-27/HMLA-369 26327 apr18
165283/WG-00 HMLA-773 ex WG-41/Det.B 26331 mar18
165363/WR HMLA-775 ex QT-435/HMLA/T-303 26363 mar18
165364/HF-57 HMLA-269 ex TV-31/HMLA-167 26364 apr18
165393 309th AMARG ex? feb18
UH-1Y
166757/QT-507 309th AMARG ex QT-507/HMLA/T-303 55007 mar18
166758/SE-11 HMLA-469 ex UV-11/HMLA-267 55008 mar18
167804/SM-00 HMLA-369 ex SN-08/HMLA-169 55112 mar18
167993/UV-03 HMLA-267 ex SN-03/HMLA-169 55121 mar18
168319/UV-16 HMLA-267 ex YP-31/VMM-163 55159 mar18
168412/SE-04 HMLA-469 ex UV-04/HMLA-267 55149 mar18
168501/UV-04 HMLA-469 ex SN-04/HMLA-169 55165 mar18
168503/SE-12 HMLA-469 ex UV-12/HMLA-267 55167 mar18
168505/UV HMLA-469 ex SN-09/HMLA-169 55169 mar18
168507/HF-87 HMLA-269 ex TV-87/HMLA-167 55171 apr18
168509/YX-30 VMM-166 ex UV-33/HMLA-167 55173 mar18
168511/YS-30 VMM-162 ex TV-00/HMLA-167 55175 apr18
168515/UV-11 HMLA-469 ex SM-01/HMLA-369 55179 mar18
