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| Marine Fighter Training Squadron 402 | |
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| Active | September 2024 – present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Marine Corps |
| Type | Aggressor squadron |
| Part of | United States Marine Corps Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ | Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | LtCol Andrew R. Christ[1] |
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| VMFT-402 insignia |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | F-5 Tiger II |
Marine Fighter Training Squadron 402 (VMFT-402) is a reserve aircraft squadron of the United States Marine Corps, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina.[2] It was activated in September 2024 and inherited the lineage of Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron 402 (HMMT-402).[3] The squadron is set to use 11 Northrop F-5 Tiger IIs which were purchased from the Swiss Air Force, though that number is expected to grow to 13 jets.[4]
The unit was activated with the intention to make adversary training more available to other squadrons, as the Marine Corps had only one other aggressor squadron prior, VMFT-401.[5] VMFT-402's objective is to support VMFAT-501 and the squadrons of Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14) in their transition to the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marine Fighter Training Squadron 402". Marine Forces Reserve. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "2022 United States Marine Corps Aviation Plan" (PDF). United States Marine Corps Aviation. pp. 132–133. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ MCBUL 5400 Activation of VMFT-402 MAG-41 4th MAW. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Kaminski, Tom (6 April 2022). "Aircraft Report: Adversarial F-5 Tigers". Combat Aircraft Journal. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Reed, Patrick (May 2023). "VMFT-401: The Corps' Adversary Squadron" (PDF). Leatherneck Magazine. Marine Corps Association. p. 20. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Aircraft Procurement, Navy Budget Activities 06−07" (PDF). United States Department of the Navy. March 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- Donald, David (7 May 2022). "Marine Corps Plan Second Adversary Squadron". Aviation International News. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- Burgess, Richard R. (5 May 2022). "Marine Corps Plans to Activate Second Adversary Aircraft Squadron in 2023". Seapower. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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