Marine Fighter Training Squadron - 402

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Erin Mathis, an operation officer with Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 402, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, lands an F-5N Tiger II aircraft during Atlantic Alliance 2025 at Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts, July 3, 2025. VMFT-402’s purpose in Atlantic Alliance is to support and enhance Navy-Marine Corps amphibious operations by providing advanced fighter training and integrating air combat capabilities into joint and allied exercises along the East Coast. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emely Gonzalez)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. John J. Carter, an aircraft maintenance officer with Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 402, lands an F-5N Tiger II aircraft during Atlantic Alliance 2025 at Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts, July 2, 2025. VMFT-402’s purpose in Atlantic Alliance is to support and enhance Navy-Marine Corps amphibious operations by providing advanced fighter training and integrating air combat capabilities into joint and allied exercises along the East Coast. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emely Gonzalez)

A U.S. Marine Corps F-5N Tiger II with Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 402, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, May 30. VMFT-402 will be the Marine Corps’ second adversary squadron and will officially be redesignated in September

A U.S. Marine Corps F-5N Tiger II with Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 402, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, May 30, 2024. VMFT-402 will be the Marine Corps’ second adversary squadron and will officially be redesignated in Sept. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)

U.S. Marine Corps F-5N Tiger IIs with Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 402, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, May 30. VMFT-402 will be the Marine Corps’ second adversary squadron and will officially be redesignated in September.