Training Together: Marines Dogfight with the Air Force

23 March 2017

From Lance Cpl. Jake McClung

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, California -- The Air Force’s 310th Fighter Squadron with 56th Operations Group based at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, trained their basic fighter maneuvers (BFM) with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 16 through March 24.

This training is important because it allows Airmen and Marines to train against a very different adversary because they are used to training against their own aircraft, said Air force 1st Lt. Benjamin Volk, a fighter pilot with the 310th.

“We’re here to train to train in air combat tactics with our Marine counterparts, and that’s the bottom line,” said Air force Capt. McKay McLaren, a fighter pilot with the squadron. “Whether we’re fighting against them or with them, it’s about building that camaraderie … that’s what’s important.”