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Property	Value
rdf:type	Military Unit
rdfs:label	VMFA(AW)-242
rdfs:comment	Marine All- Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA(AW)-242) is a United States Marine Corps squadron flying F/A-18D Hornets. The squadron, known as the "Bats", is based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12) and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW).
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aircraft fighter	F/A-18 Hornet
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foaf:homepage	http://www.1stmaw.marines.mil/SubordinateUnits/MarineAircraftGroup12/VMFA242
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Garrison	Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
commander3 label	Sergeant Major
aircraft attack	A-4 Skyhawk dbkwik:resource/sjVOr7CzuYF2pAzmh_d9qg==
Commander	LtCol. Bruce D. Gordon Maj. Glenn D. Savage SgtMaj. Michael J. Pritchard
Branch	United States Marine Corps
colors label	Tail Code
command structure	1 Marine Aircraft Group 12
Role	Aerial reconnaissance Close Air Support Air Interdiction
Nickname	Bats Profane
Country	United States
Type	Fighter/Attack
Caption	VMFA-242 insignia
Dates	--07-01 --10-01
Colors	DT
Unit Name	Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242
commander2 label	Executive Officer
Battles	World War II Vietnam War * Battle of Saipan * Battle of Tinian * Battle of Iwo Jima * Operation Phantom Fury 'Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Motto	"Death from the Darkness" "Mors Ex Tenebris"
commander1 label	Commanding Officer
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abstract	Marine All- Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA(AW)-242) is a United States Marine Corps squadron flying F/A-18D Hornets. The squadron, known as the "Bats", is based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12) and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW).