VMFA-314 "Black Knights" Becomes First USMC Squadron To Receive F-35C Lightning II

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VMFA-314 "Black Knights" Becomes First USMC Squadron To Receive F-35C Lightning II

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Post by awal2049 » Sat Aug 03, 2019 11:18 pm

I was going to post about this earlier, but decided not to. I hope we'll see something from Marine Corps F-35C's at upcoming air shows. Not very optimistic about Navy demos at this point.
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Post by RyanS » Sat Aug 03, 2019 11:52 pm

The F-35C in Oshkosh was in VMFA-314 colors (which confused many know-it-all commentors who tried to tell us it was NOT a Marine Corps aircraft)
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Nov 24, 2021 12:25 am

C’s at Sea

F-35Cs from the
@USMC
’s VMFA-314 are operating from the USS Abraham Lincoln, conducting routine operations in the
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:58 pm

First USMC F-35C deploys with US Navy Wing

The Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) departed Naval Station San Diego (CA) on 3 January 2022 for a scheduled deployment.

The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) consists of Carrier Strike Group 3, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, Destroyer Squadron 21, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), USS Gridley (DDG 101), USS Sampson (DDG 102) and USS Spruance (DDG 111).

First timers with this Carrier Air Wing on the Abraham Lincoln are Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 Black Knights ('VW-3xx') with the F-35C Lightning IIs and Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 Titans with the CMV-22B Osprey.

The USMC F-35Cs are even deploying for the first time with a US Navy wing. On 1 July 2021, VMFA-314 Black Nights declared full operational capability (FOC) on the F-35C. With this milestone, VMFA-314 was the first F-35C squadron in the USMC to declare FOC. Read more in the Scramble Magazine news item of 5 July 2021.

The embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 includes a total of nine squadrons and detachments:

VFA-41 Black Aces, F/A-18F, 'NG-1xx'
VFA-14 Tophatters, F/A-18E, 'NG-2xx'
VMFA-314 Black Knights, F-35C, 'VW-3xx'
VFA-151 Vigilantes, F/A-18E, 'NG-4xx'
VAQ-133 Wizards, EA-18G, 'NG-5xx'
VAW-117 Wallbangers, E-2D, 'NG-6xx'
HSC-14 Chargers, MH-60S, 'NG-61x'
HSM-71 Raptors, MH-60R, 'NG-7xx'
VRM-30 Det.2 Titans, CMV-22B, 'xx'
https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/f ... -navy-wing
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:10 pm

The Marine Corps marks a historic milestone by deploying the F-35C aboard an aircraft carrier for the first time. Read more 👉https://www.blogbeforeflight.net/…/usmc ... -35c-for-f… #USMC #f35 #aviation #aviationdaily #aviationlovers #aviationnews #defence #avgeek #avgeeks #Aircraft
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:58 pm

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing becomes the first Marine squadron to deploy the F-35C on an aircraft carrier. The F-35C Lightning II of the U.S. Marine Corps reached yet another milestone, with the type leaving for the first operational deployment aboard an aircraft carrier. The F-35s of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 “Black Knights”, part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, arrived on the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on January 3, 2022, together with the other squadrons assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine. ...
https://theaviationist.com/.../f-35cs-a ... braham.../
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Feb 02, 2022 4:32 pm

During May 2021, the ‘Black Knights’ joined the other three fighter/attack squadrons of CVW-9, the ‘Tophatters’ of VFA-14, the ‘Black Aces’ of VFA-41 and the ‘Vigilantes’ of VFA-151 for their Strike Fighter Advanced Readiness Program (SFARP) deployment to NAS Fallon in Nevada
https://www.key.aero/article/pictures-v ... nas-fallon
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