VMFT-401
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| Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 | |
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 VMFT-401 Insignia |
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| Active | March 18, 1986 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | USMC |
| Type | Marine Adversary |
| Role | Air interdiction |
| Part of | Marine Aircraft Group 46 4th Marine Aircraft Wing |
| Garrison/HQ | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma |
| Nickname | "Snipers" |
| Tail Code | WB |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | F-21A Kfir F-5E Tiger II |
Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 (VMFT-401) is a United States Marine Corps reserve fighter squadron flying the F-5E Tiger II . Known as the "Snipers", the squadron is the only adversary squadron in the Marine Corps. They are based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 46 and the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. They are a non-deployable unit.
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[edit] Mission
Provide instruction to active and reserve Fleet Marine Forces and Fleet squadrons through dissimilar air combat training (DACT).
The majority of VMFT-401's annual workload is their work-up and participation in the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course conducted by Marine Aviation And Weapons Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) at MCAS Yuma, Arizona. They provide adversary work in Offensive Anti-Air Warfare and Anti Air Warfare exercises during this training evolution. They also help train new Marine F/A-18 Hornet pilots that are assigned to VMFAT-101 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
[edit] History
Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 (VMFT-401) was activated on March 18, 1986 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. In June of 1987 the squadron received a number of Israeli F-21A Kfirs and during that year logged more than 4,000 hours of flight time during 16 major exercises. In 1989, they transitioned to the F-5E Tiger II which they still currently use today.
[edit] Other U.S. adversary units
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[edit] References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States Marine Corps.
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- Marine Fighter Training Squadron-401. MCAS Yuma Tenant Commands. United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
- Marine Fighter Training Squadron-401 [VMFT-401]. GlobalSecurity.org.
- Llinares, Rick. "VMFT-401: Adversary Tactics Experts" (PDF), Naval Aviation News, Department of the Navy, January/February 2002, pp. 10-15. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
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