Marines F-35C Squadron Declared ‘Safe For Flight’
The award of its SFFOC certificate means that VMFA-314 has completed its type transition phase and can independently work up to operational capability.
VMFA-314’s first F-35C flies from Lemoore in June in company with one of the squadron’s outgoing F/A-18A++ aircraft, the latter flown by squadron commander Lieutenant Colonel Cedar Hinton. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
VMFA-314’s first F-35C flies from Lemoore in June in company with one of the squadron’s outgoing F/A-18A++ aircraft, the latter flown by squadron commander Lieutenant Colonel Cedar Hinton. (Photo: U.S. Navy)