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In 2018, elements of VMA-542 assigned to the 26th MEU, conducted combat operations out of Shiek Isa Air Base in Bahrain. On December 1, 2022, VMA-542 retired its remaining AV-8B Harriers and transitioned to the F-35B ...
On December 1, 2022, VMA-542 retired its remaining Harriers and transitioned to the F-35B Lightning II. VMFA-542 received its first F-35B on May 31st, 2023 and became the Marine Corps'...
VMA-542 developed the Radar syllabus and trained the Marine Corps' very first Radar Harrier pilots. The operational tempo of the squadron remained high as they participated in various...
Between August 1959 and November 1963, VMF (AW)-542 made two extended deployments to Atsugi, Japan. On 2 November 1963, the Squadron was re-designated Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 (VMFA-542) and began training i...
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Marine Attack Squadron 542 was initially commissioned as Marine Night Fighter Squadron 542 (VMF(N)-542) on March 6, 1944, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.
