Marine Fighter Attack Squadron - 112

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hans Ames, power line mechanic, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA), Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, ground guides an F/A-18A Super Hornet at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, TX, June 7, 2024. VMFA-112 is part of the air combat element during Integrated Training Exercise 4-24. ITX provides the Marine Corps Reserve opportunities to conduct force deployment planning, mobilization rehearsals, and increase combat readiness for all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Kilpatrick)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Presley Lewis, aviation ordnance technician, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA), Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, ground guides an F/A-18A Super Hornet at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, TX, June 7, 2024. VMFA-112 is part of the air combat element during Integrated Training Exercise 4-24. ITX provides the Marine Corps Reserve opportunities to conduct force deployment planning, mobilization rehearsals, and increase combat readiness for all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Kilpatrick)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA), Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, perform de-arming and hot break checks on an F/A-18A Super Hornet at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, TX, June 7, 2024. VMFA-112 is part of the air combat element for Integrated Training Exercise 4-24. ITX provides the Marine Corps Reserve opportunities to conduct force deployment planning, mobilization rehearsals, and increase combat readiness for all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Kilpatrick)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Anthony Heiser, F/A-18A Super Hornet pilot, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA), Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, conducts a post-flight debrief with Cpl. Gage Henson, power line mechanic, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, TX, June 7, 2024. VMFA-112 is part of the air combat element during Integrated Training Exercise 4-24. ITX provides the Marine Corps Reserve opportunities to conduct force deployment planning, mobilization rehearsals, and increase combat readiness for all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Kilpatrick)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gage Henson, power line mechanic, and Cpl. Michael Roberts, fixed-wing aircraft mechanic, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA), Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, ground guides an F/A-18A Super Hornet at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, TX, June 7, 2024. VMFA-112 is part of the air combat element for Integrated Training Exercise 4-24. ITX provides the Marine Corps Reserve opportunities to conduct force deployment planning, mobilization rehearsals, and increase combat readiness for all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Kilpatrick)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA), Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct maintenance on an F/A-18A Super Hornet at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, TX, June 7, 2024. VMFA-112 is part of the air combat element for Integrated Training Exercise 4-24. ITX provides the Marine Corps Reserve opportunities to conduct force deployment planning, mobilization rehearsals, and increase combat readiness for all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Kilpatrick)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA-112), 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, recover aircraft at night after flight operations during Exercise UNITAS LXV in Santiago, Chile, Sept. 7, 2024. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since it was first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 65th iteration of the world’s longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Kilpatrick)

Two pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112(VMFA-112) successfully located a downed aircraft that led emergency response personnel to provide medical assistance to the injured. The incident unfolded on Sept. 23, 2023, near El Dorado, Arkansas. VMFA-112 F/A-18 pilots, Lt.Col. Christopher Baker and Maj. Robert Lundgren were traveling from a memorial in Beaufort, South Carolina for LtCol Andrew “Simple Jack” Mettler when they heard another pilot on the same frequency in distress.