Marine Fighting Training Squadron 401
"Snipers"
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History |
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| 12. January 1970 | HMHT-401 established MCAS New River CA |
| 1. May 1972 | HMHT-401 disestablished MCAS New River CA |
| 13. August 1987 | VMFT-401 established at MCAS Yuma AZ |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1970 - 1972 | HP |
| 1987 - 1995 | WB |
| 1995 - today | LS |
| Planes: |
CH-53D
F-21A
F-5E & F-5F
F-5N
| HMHT-401, VMFT-401 Commanding Officers | ||
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History |
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HMHT-401 was activated 30. June 1969 at MCAS(H) New River, NC, as the East Coast CH-53 training squadron. The squadron was deactivated 1. May 1972 and its personnel and aircraft were used to create HMT-204. Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 (VMFT-401) was activated on March 18, 1986 at MCAS Yuma, Arizona. In June 1987 the squadron received a number of Israeli F-21A Kfirs and during that year logged more than 4,000 hours of flight time during 16 major exercises. In 1989, they transitioned to the F-5E Tiger II which they still use. Following the inactivation of Marine Aircraft Group 46 in June 2009, VMFT-401 transitioned under Marine Aircraft Group 41. |