VMFA-214

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214
Active1 July 1942 - present
Country United States of America
Branch United States Marine Corps
TypeFighter Attack
RoleAir interdiction
Close Air Support
Offensive Counter Air
Defensive Counter Air
Electronic Warfare
Part ofMarine Aircraft Group 13
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Air Station Yuma
Nickname(s)The Black Sheep
Swashbucklers (early WWII)
Tail CodeWE
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant Colonel Rob Guyette
Notable
commanders
Major Greg Boyington
Aircraft flown
AttackA-4 Skyhawk (1962–89)
AV-8B Harrier II (1989-2022)
FighterF4F Wildcat (1942)
F4U Corsair (1943–53)
F9F Panther (1953)
F2H Banshee (1953–57)
FJ Fury (1957–62)
F-35B Lightning II (2022-present)

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214 (VMFA-214) is a United States Marine Corps fighter attack squadron that currently flies the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II. The squadron's home field is Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, and it is assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 13 (MAG-13) of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW).[1]

The squadron is known as the Black Sheep. Its World War II exploits and the memoirs of commanding officer Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington inspired the 1970s television show Baa Baa Black Sheep, later syndicated as Black Sheep Squadron.

  1. ^ "Marine Attack Squadron 214 Transitions to the F-35B". DVIDS. 25 March 2022.