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VMA-542 Redesignates to F-35B Squadron

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

Dec. 1, 2022 | 2:59

U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542 conduct a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 1, 2022. In accordance with Force Design 2030, VMA-542 transitioned from the AV-8B Harrier II jet to the F-35B Lightning II fighter jet and redesignated as a Marine fighter-attack squadron. VMA-542 was a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Rowdy Vanskike)