Units MAG-31 VMFA-312 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 Marine Aircraft Group MCAS Beaufort, SC LEADERS

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 (VMFA-312) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet squadron. Also known as the "Checkerboards," the squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 31 (MAG-31) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW).

Sep 12, 2024 · U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 13, 2024. VMFA-312 arrive...

VMFA-312 saw its first action in the skies over Okinawa during World War II, and later the squadron was used extensively throughout the Korean conflict.

On January 20, a VMFA-312 jet destroyed an anti-aircraft artillery site, which was threatening coalition aircraft in Southern Iraq. On February 16, five VMFA-312 aircraft participated in a large force strike against numerous targets in the vicinity of Baghdad. Global War on Terror: The Checkerboards deployed aboard Enterprise in August 2003.

Apr 9, 2025 · U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312 takes off from Panama Pacifico Airfield, Panama, April 8, 2025. VMFA-312 continues day to day operations in support of an expanded strategic security partnership...

Dec 5, 2024 · While in Japan, VMFA-312 is temporarily augmenting Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, under the Unit Deployment Program, which aims to provide squadrons stationed in the continental U.S.with experience training in the Indo-Pacific.

Marine Fighter Squadron 312 (VMF-312) was commissioned on 1 June 1943 at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina. Commanded by Major Richard M. Day, the squadron began flight operations...

VMFA-312 conducted flight operations in Guam as a part of the ATR, a bilateral program aimed to increase operational readiness and interoperability, reduce local noise impacts, and...

This document provides a history of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 (VMFA-312), known as the "Checkerboards". It details the squadron's formation and training in 1943, including its organization, aircraft, insignia, and accidents.