page_title: List of active United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons
section_title: Marine Fighter Attack Squadrons
hierarchical_section_title: List of active United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons / Fixed-Wing Aircraft / Marine Fighter Attack Squadrons
caption_attribution_description: English: http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/ From the Depart of Defense image search website - Defense Visual Information Center. Picture comes up if you search for MCAS Beaufort ID: DFSD0506271 Service Depicted: Marines 030417F6809H008 Aerial of a US Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18 Hornet, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-115 (VMFA-115), Silver Eagles, Beaufort, South Carolina (SC), armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles (wing tips), a GBU-12 (left), and an MK-83 1,000 lbs Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Camera Operator: TSGT ROBERT J. HORSTMAN, USAF Date Shot: 17 April 2003
context_page_description: This is a list of all of the active squadrons that exist in the United States Marine Corps, sorted by type. Most squadrons have changed names and designations many times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation.
  To see Marine Aviation units sorted by command hierarchy, see aviation combat element.
context_section_description: The Marine Corps' VMFA squadrons fly the single seat F/A-18A++, F/A-18C/C+ Hornet and F-35B Lightning II. Their primary role is to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft and to attack and destroy surface targets in all weather conditions. Each Hornet squadron operates 12 aircraft, each F-35B squadron operates 16 aircraft, and each F-35C squadron will operate 10 aircraft.
caption: F/A-18C Hornet
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