Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal
Presidential Unit Citation
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Beaufort
gptkbp:colors Blue and Gold
gptkbp:currentCommander Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
gptkbp:established 1943
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse gptkb:F/A-18_Hornet
12
gptkbp:headlights gptkb:VMFA-251
gptkbp:history Participated in the Battle of Guadalcanal
Participated_in_the_Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
Participated_in_the_Gulf_War
Participated_in_the_War_on_Terror
Participated_in_the_Battle_of_Okinawa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:mission Air superiority
Close air support
Strike missions
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Semper_Fidelis
gptkbp:nickname The Thunderbolts
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Lejeune
Brigadier_General_Thomas_J._McCarthy
Major_General_John_M._Paxton_Jr.
Major_John_A._Glenn_Jr.
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:relatedAircraft gptkb:F/A-18_Super_Hornet
gptkb:F-14_Tomcat
gptkb:F-8_Crusader
F-4 Phantom II
gptkbp:squadrons Fighter_Attack_Squadron
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:Marine_Aircraft_Group_31
gptkbp:website www.251.marines.mil