VMT-103
Provided by Mike Perna
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The Squadron Duty Officer is the squadron contact point, who communicates
with former squadron members about squadron information, sea stories,
squadron pictures, scuttlebutt, and gathers information about squadron buddies.
Please contact the Squadron SDO as listed here.
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Aircraft:
Date Type First Received - - - - - - Type of Aircraft:
Heritage:
- Korea: VMT-10 flew (and/or) F9F-2Bs, F9F-4s, F9F-5s as a training squadron supporting the Marine Corps involvment in Korea.
- Oct 1954: VMT-10 was at Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California.
- 1956, Marine Training Squadron VMFT-10 was assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.
- April 1958, VMFT-10 was redesignated VMT-2, and assigned to the Air Fleet Marine Force Pacific.
- May 1966, VMT-2, relocated from Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.
- July 1, 1966, VMT-2, was redesignated VMT-103 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.
- October 1967, VMT-103 was reassigned to the 3rd Marine Air Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.
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Commanders:
Home Ports:
- Date - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Location:
- 1956 - - - - - - - - - - - Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California.
- May 1966 - - - - - - - - - Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.
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Air Wings:
Date - - - - - - - - - - - - Tail code - - - - - - - Air Wing
- 19? (was in use 1969-70 [Linder]) - SC
- 19? (was in use VMT-2 from Sept. 1961- June 30, 1964 At El Toro [Coffey]) - - - - - - - - SD
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Deployments:
Departure & Return - - - - - - - - Air Wing - Carrier - Aircraft - - Area of Operations:
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Photograph Albums:
Squadron Photograph Album
Squadron Off-Duty Album (empty)
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Events:
- VMT-103's primary mission is to provide attack training for newly designated aviators and
attack refresher training for previously qualified Naval Aviators. It also provides
jet transition refresher and instrument training for selected pilots.
- I flew with VMT 103 at Yuma, AZ. in 1969 through 1970. I was the 7th pilot in the
squadron and we called ourselves the "Sky Chicken's" as our modex was SC. We were
attached to the newly formed MCCRTG (Marine Corps Combat Rediness Training Group)
and had a bunch of cast me down Navy A4-C's that all had leaky fuel tanks because
of the thousands of traps made aboard ship. We got rid of all of the Charlies in
late 69 (think they went to Argentina) and started getting the Super E's.
Michael E. Sandlin (Col Ret USMCR)
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This unit was formed as a specialized training unit for those of us who,
after basic school, went into the USAF undergraduate pilot training (UPT)
program because the Navy could not handle the volume of Marine pilots in
the 1969-1971 timeframe. We received the AF lead wings after 53 weeks
of training and went on to VMT-103 (TA-4Fs) to get air-to-ground,
air-to-air, and carqual before receiving naval aviator wings. Anyway,
this was at MCAS Yuma and was definitely a "training" squadron and not an "attack training" squadron.
Steve Linder
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Awards:
Sources of information:
- Graphics files created by and courtesy of Fred Lewis
- Harry S. Gann
- Mike Perna
- SSgt. Fred N. Townsley USMC Ret.
- Michael E. Sandlin (Col. Ret USMCR)
- Steve Linder
- Marvin E. Coffey
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