The Marine Corps activated its first F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter squadron on the East Coast on Thursday, with the reactivation of the legendary Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 at Marine ...

SAN DIEGO — The Marine Fighter Aircraft Attack Squadron known as “Tomcats,” which deployed in conflicts from WWII to Operation Iraqi Freedom, was deactivated in 2020 to undergo a major upgrade.

The first of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251’s planes arrived on Sept. 17 in Cherry Point, N.C., the new home of the squadron nicknamed the Thunderbolts. It was formerly based at Marine Corps ...