VMFT-401
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| Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 | |
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| Active | March 18, 1986 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | USMC |
| Type | Marine Adversary |
| Role | Air interdiction |
| Part of | Marine Aircraft Group 46 4th Marine Aircraft Wing |
| Garrison/HQ | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma |
| Nickname | "Snipers" |
Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 (VMFT-401) is a United States Marine Corps reserve fighter squadron flying the F-5E Tiger II . Known as the "Snipers", the squadron is the only adversary squadron in the Marine Corps. They are based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and fall under Marine Aircraft Group 46 and the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.
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[edit] Mission
Provide instruction to active and reserve Fleet Marine Forces and Fleet squadrons through dissimilar air combat training (DACT).
[edit] History
The majority of VMFT-401's annual workload is their work-up and participation in the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course conducted by Marine Aviation And Weapons Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) at MCAS Yuma, Arizona. They provide adversary work in Offensive Anti-Air Warfare and Anti Air Warfare exercises during this training evolution. They are a non-deployable unit.
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[edit] Other Adversary units
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