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US Marine Corps - Marine Attack Squadron 542
VMA-542 'Tigers'
 
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STATUS:   established as Marine Night Fighter Squadron 542 (VMF(N)-542) on March 6, 1944
VMF(N)-542 redesignated VMF(AW)-542 in 1948
VMF(AW)-542  redesignated VMFA-542 on November 2, 1963
VMFA-542 deativated on June 30, 1970
reactivated as VMA-542 on January 12, 1972
VMA-542 redesignated VMFA-542 on December 1, 2022
 AIRCRAFT:   Douglas F3D-1/2 Skyknight (1951-1958)
Douglas F4D-1 Skyray (1958-63)
McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II (1963-70)
Hawker Siddeley AV-8A/C Harrier (1972-86)
McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II (1986-2022)
 DEPLOYMENTS:   various Squadron and detachment deployments
aboard amphibious assault ships and land based
 
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Final flight of a VMA-542 AV-8B Harrier II aircraft at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina - December 1, 2022
VMA-542 transitioned from the AV-8B Harrier II to the F-35B Lightning II fighter and redesignated VMFA-542

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-263 REIN) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - August 2022

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-263 REIN) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - June 2022

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-263 REIN) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - June 2022

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-263 REIN) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - June 2022

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-263 REIN) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - June 2022

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-263 REIN) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - April 2022

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-263 REIN) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - April 2022

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-263 REIN) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - April 2022

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-263 REIN) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - April 2022

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-263 REIN) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - April 2022

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-263 REIN) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - March 2022

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - January 2022

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - January 2022

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - September 2021

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - September 2021

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - September 2021

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - September 2021

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - September 2021

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - April 2021

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - December 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during Exercise Mountain Tiger at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho - September 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during Exercise Mountain Tiger at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho - September 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during Exercise Mountain Tiger at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho - September 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during Exercise Mountain Tiger at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho - September 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during Exercise Mountain Tiger at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho - September 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during Exercise Mountain Tiger at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho - September 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during Exercise Mountain Tiger at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho - September 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - July 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - June 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - April 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) embarked on USS Bataan (LHD 5) during aerial refueling - April 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) embarked on USS Bataan (LHD 5) during aerial refueling - April 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - April 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan - April 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan - April 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan - April 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan - April 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan - April 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan - April 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - March 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - March 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - January 2020

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - December 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - November 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - October 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - October 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - August 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - August 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - August 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-365 REIN) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - August 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - July 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - July 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - July 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - July 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - July 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - July 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - July 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - July 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) - March 2019

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-162 REIN) aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - July 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-162 REIN) aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - July 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - June 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - June 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - June 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - June 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - June 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - June 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - June 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - June 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - June 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - May 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - May 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - May 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - May 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - May 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) during exercise Fjord Fury at Bodo Air Base, Norway - May 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-162 REIN) aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - February 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-162 REIN) aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - February 2018

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-162 REIN) aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - November 2017

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-162 REIN) aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - November 2017

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-162 REIN) aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - November 2017

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542 / VMM-162 REIN) aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - July 2017

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AV-8B Harrier II (VMA-542) at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina - February 2017


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On March 20, 2011, VMA-542's Detachment A as part of VMM-266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) launched air strikes from the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) against Libya as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn.

In August 2016, elements of VMA-542 assigned to the 22d MEU, participated in Operation Odyssey Lighting. During the operation, they delivered more ordnance off of the USS Wasp than any other harrier squadron assigned to an LHD.

In 2018, elements of VMA-542 assigned to the 26th MEU, conducted combat operations out of Shiek Isa Air Base in Bahrain.

On December 1, 2022, VMA-542 retired its remaining AV-8B Harriers and transitioned to the F-35B Lightning II. VMFA-542 received its first F-35B on May 31st, 2023 and became the Marine Corps’ first east coast F-35B fleet squadron after achieving Safe For Flight certification on August 11th, 2023.


source: VMA-542 website + wikipedia
 
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