U.S. Marine Corps milestone! Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 "Black Knights" stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, achieved full operational capability with its F-35C squadron. If called upon, they can now deploy, fully equipped, from U.S. Navy air craft carriers. Their F-35Cs arrived in January 2020 and the squadron achieved initial operational capability that December, meaning it had a minimum number of Marines trained to fly and support the F-35C. VMFA-314 is the first Marine Corps F-35C squadron to reach this status. In the meantime, the squadron is continuing to make necessary preparations for future deployments. (Read more...)