VMFAT-501 Warlords Shoulder Patch Hornet 3rd LAAM — Defending the

3rd LAAM — Defending the Skies

Wolverines — Fierce Support

and interdiction missions over the South Texas brush country

convoy escort

VMFAT-501 Warlords Shoulder Patch Hornet 3rd LAAM — Defending theVMFAT 501 Warlords Shoulder Patch Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 Embroidered Patch The Warlords VMFAT 501 training the next generation of Marine F 35B Lightning II pilots. VMFAT 501 "Warlords" is a Marine Fighter Attack Training squadron established to train Marine aviators on the F 35B Lightning II. Based at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, VMFAT 501 serves as the Fleet Replacement Squadron for the F 35B, taking pilots transitioning from