Marine Fighter Training Squadron - 401

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Eric Scherrer, commanding officer, Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 (VMFT-401), Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts preflight checks in an F-5N Tiger II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 28, 2022. VMFT-401 is the only adversary squadron with the mission to act as the opposing force in simulated air combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jade Venegas)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Eric Scherrer, commanding officer, Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 (VMFT-401), Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, pilots an F-5N Tiger II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 28. VMFT-401 is the only adversary squadron with the mission to act as the opposing force in simulated air combat.

U.S. Marines from various units in the Marine Corps participate in a flight brief given by Lt. Col. Michael Webb, executive officer, Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 (VMFT-401), Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 28, 2022. VMFT-401 is the only adversary squadron with the mission to act as the opposing force in simulated air combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jade Venegas)

U.S. Marines Corps Lt Col. Charles George, Commanding Officer, Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 401 conducts an interview on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 13, 2023. VMFT-401 is the only adversary squadron with the mission to act as the opposing force in simulated air combat. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)