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Since VFA-122 no longer flies Legacy Hornets, who is flying the Centennial Hornet they used to have ? VMFAT-101, VFA-106? Also VFC-12 is in the process of of turning over their C models to VFA-87 in exchange for 87's older A's. Will that CoNA bird be repainted and go to 87 as well ?

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Since VFA-122 no longer flies Legacy Hornets, who is flying the Centennial Hornet they used to have ? VMFAT-101, VFA-106? Also VFC-12 is in the process of of turning over their C models to VFA-87 in exchange for 87's older A's. Will that CoNA bird be repainted and go to 87 as well ?

I thought VFA-122 is still training Legacy Hornet students since taking over for VFA-125 ...

-Gregg

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I thought VFA-122 is still training Legacy Hornet students since taking over for VFA-125 ...

-Gregg

Maybe they are. But I know at some point all Legacy training will be done by VFA-106 at Oceana. VFA-122 will only be E/F then. (In fact VFA-122's demo team this year is only E/F. Last year it included a legacy team also.) The ramp space and lower amount of flights by 122 will allow for the Navy's 60/40 basing policy and make room for VFA-86 who has already arrived and two additional squadrons that are supposed to relocate from Oceana by 2014. (VFA-81 and VFA-34 I would guess but it was reported that both squadrons would be Supers, so who knows)

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Since VFA-122 no longer flies Legacy Hornets, who is flying the Centennial Hornet they used to have ? VMFAT-101, VFA-106? Also VFC-12 is in the process of of turning over their C models to VFA-87 in exchange for 87's older A's. Will that CoNA bird be repainted and go to 87 as well ?

I thought VFA-122 is still training Legacy Hornet students since taking over for VFA-125 ...

-Gregg

VFA-122 still flies legacy hornets-

CONA 2011 bird

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Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation 2012 bird

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While doing some research for a build I ran across the following:

http://md90.blog.so-net.ne.jp/_images/blog/_488/md_90/IMG_7651-b3a39.jpg

http://f.hatena.ne.jp/mi28/20110104155029

http://f15-eagle.blog.so-net.ne.jp/_images/blog/_66e/f15-eagle/DPP_0026-3cd63.JPG

I don't think 2Bobs included this option in his long sold out decal sheet.......

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The ramp space and lower amount of flights by 122 will allow for the Navy's 60/40 basing policy and make room for VFA-86 who has already arrived and two additional squadrons that are supposed to relocate from Oceana by 2014. (VFA-81 and VFA-34 I would guess but it was reported that both squadrons would be Supers, so who knows)

It sounds to me like an old tune: let's relocate two F/A-18E/F squadrons to Cherry Point it was?;) The English version of Wikipedia is stubbornly stating that VFA-34 is slated to transtion to Echo, now even giving the timeline for late 2012.

BTW, from my experience so-called "unit talk" is not too much welcomed on some aviation forums. I hope it is not forbidden here?

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It sounds to me like an old tune: let's relocate two F/A-18E/F squadrons to Cherry Point it was?;) The English version of Wikipedia is stubbornly stating that VFA-34 is slated to transtion to Echo, now even giving the timeline for late 2012.

BTW, from my experience so-called "unit talk" is not too much welcomed on some aviation forums. I hope it is not forbidden here?

I hope that it isn't as well. No one has said otherwise. I quite enjoy having other to talk with about such things. My wife and kids look at me like I'm speaking Latin.

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