Thursday, February 2, 2012
Squadron changes command
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 will have a change of command ceremony Friday at 10 a.m. Lt. Col. David R. Berke will take command from Lt. Col. James B. Wellons in a ceremony at the Department of Navy and Marine Corps Hangar at Eglin Air Force Base. Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 is the first Marine Corps squadron to receive F-35B aircraft for pilot and maintainer training at the 33rd Fighter Wing F-35 Integrated Training Center. (Source: Marine Corps PAO, 02/02/12)