• Book Now Available!
  

  Volume 2 of the squadron's history, Keeping the Peace, is now available. Click the link below to order your copy!

  
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• Need Volunteers!
  

  If you wish to volunteer to help me establish an association for Thunderbolt veterans, please use the contact page and shoot me an email.

  
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• New Look!
  

  Welcome to the new look for the site. If you spot any errors, please let me know by shooting me an email from the contact page!

  
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• 2019 Reunion
  

  Pictures from the reunion held in Charleston, SC in November 2019.

  
  Photo Gallery
  
• Squadron Deactivated
  

  VMFA-251 was deactivated on 23 April 2020. Fear not, it will be reactivated as an F-35C squadron in a few years. The new home will be MCAS Cherry Point.

  
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• Thunderbolts Reactivated
  

  VMFA-251 was reactivated on 5 Dec. 2024. MCAS Cherry Point, NC. is their new home.

  
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