U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Shannon Waller, commanding officer, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), and Col. Dustin Byrum, commanding officer, MAG-31, 2nd MAW, march during the deactivation ceremony for VMFA-115 at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Nov. 9, 2023. VMFA-115 was deactivated in accordance with Force Design 2030 after 80 years of faithful service. VMFA-115 will relocate to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina and be redesignated as VMFA-115, a subordinate unit of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 14, for operations as an F-35C Lightning II squadron no later than fiscal year 2027. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)

VMFA-115 Deactivation Ceremony

November 15, 2023

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U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, stand at parade rest during the deactivation ceremony for VMFA-115 at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Nov. 9, 2023. VMFA-115 was deactivated in accordance with Force Design 2030 after 80 years of faithful service. VMFA-115 will relocate to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina and be redesignated as VMFA-115, a subordinate unit of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 14, for operations as an F-35C Lightning II squadron no later than fiscal year 2027. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)

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