Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 223

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Marine_Fighter_Attack_Squadron_223
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fighter_Attack_Squadron_325
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Marine_Aircraft_Group_31
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:F/_A-18_Super_Hornet
gptkb:F-8_Crusader
gptkb:A-4_Skyhawk
gptkb:star
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Beaufort
gptkbp:color Blue and Gold
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkbp:established 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Beaufort,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:First_Marine_squadron_to_fly_the_F/_A-18_Hornet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 223
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:mission Close air support
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Semper_Fidelis
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bulldogs
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Coy
Major John A. Glenn Jr.
gptkbp:operates gptkb:F/_A-18_Hornet
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:role Fighter attack
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:VMFA-122
gptkb:VMFA-312
gptkb:VMFA-251
gptkb:VMFA-115
gptkb:VMFA-321
gptkb:VMFA-211
gptkb:VMFA-232
gptkb:VMFA-314
VMFA-142
VMFA-223
gptkbp:supports Reconnaissance
Air superiority
Ground attack
gptkbp:training Combat training