U.S. Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation visits VMA-223 and flies in a TAV-8B Harrier II jet

250603-M-HU274-1118.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Anakin Smith

Jun 9, 2025

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. John Cumbie, from Texas, commanding officer, Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, dons flight equipment at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 3, 2025. Gering visited 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing to facilitate conversations with key leaders in the Marine Corps' crisis-response aviation combat element. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

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