Marine Corps Lt. Col. Christopher E. Brandt (left), commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501, and Capt. Thomas H. Jeffries, an F-35B Lightning II fighter jet student pilot with VMFAT-501, taxi two F-35B Lightning II fighter jets at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct. 26, 2022. VMFAT-501 deployed to NAS JRB New Orleans to increase entry-level pilots' proficiency in offensive air support, electronic warfare, and routine flight operations for their future fleet assignments. VMFAT-501 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft W


Marine Corps Lt. Col. Christopher E. Brandt (left), commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501, and Capt. Thomas H. Jeffries, an F-35B Lightning II fighter jet student pilot with VMFAT-501, taxi two F-35B Lightning II fighter jets at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct. 26, 2022. VMFAT-501 deployed to NAS JRB New Orleans to increase entry-level pilots' proficiency in offensive air support, electronic warfare, and routine flight operations for their future fleet assignments. VMFAT-501 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.


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