Final F/A-18 flight

Family members of U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jarrod Allen, of California, commanding officer of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224, watch Monday, April 28, as he taxis an F/A-18 Hornet during the squadron’s final flight ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort. The flight concluded the squadron’s return from the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course at MCAS Yuma, Ariz., and commemorated the end of VMFA(AW)-224’s operational history with the F/A-18 Hornet as the unit begins its transition to the F-35B Lightning II. Lance Cpl. Julius Hackney/USMC