VMFA-314
United States Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II squadron.
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Marine Aircraft Group 11
United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar that is currently composed of two F-35C squadrons, one F-35B squadron, two F/A-18C squadrons, one fleet replacement squadron, one KC-130J tactical aerial refueling squadron, a maintenance and logistics squadron, and a wing support squadron.
VMFA-314 "Black Knights"
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
United States Marine Corps installation that is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) – F-35C Lightning II
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft .
The Hornet entered operational service with Marine Corps squadron VMFA-314 at MCAS El Toro on 7 January 1983, and with Navy squadron VFA-25 on 1 July 1984, replacing F-4s and A-7Es, respectively.
USS Coral Sea (CV-43)
The third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea.
The Hornets were assigned to VFA-131, VFA-132, VMFA-314 and VMFA-323 on Coral Sea.
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strike missions.
The first USMC F-35C squadron, VMFA-314, achieved FOC in July 2021 and was first deployed on board the USS Abraham Lincoln as a part of Carrier Air Wing 9 in January 2022.
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.
The Marine Corps received its first F-4Bs in June 1962, with the "Black Knights" of VMFA-314 at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California becoming the first operational squadron.
Douglas F4D Skyray
American carrier-based fighter/interceptor built by the Douglas Aircraft Company.
VMF-314
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
Fifth in the United States Navy.
On 4 January, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) became the first Marine Corps F-35C squadron to be deployed on an aircraft carrier.
Chu Lai Air Base
Military airport in Chu Lai, Vietnam, operated by the United States Marine Corps between 1965 and 1970.
The last Marine sorties were flown from Chu Lai by aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) on 11 September 1970.
Marine Aviation Training Support Group 22
United States Marine Corps aviation training group that was originally established during World War II as Marine Aircraft Group 22 (MAG-22).
On May 25, 1945, MAG-22 (now reinforced with VMF-314 and VMTB-131) was added to the Tactical Air Force, Tenth Army (TAF), as part of 2nd MAW.