Their Marine Corps designation was VMF-214, but for millions of people around the world, they will always be remembered by the name they gave themselves: The "Black Sheep Squadron." Though they ...

The 8th Fighter Squadron, made it 100th flight with the recently all-military 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit on Feb. 15.

Here is the unvarnished story of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, leader of the Black Sheep Squadron. Shot down on January 3, 1944, he spent 20 months as a Prisoner of War in Japan and was awarded the ...

One highlight of the Celebrate Freedom Festival will be the appearance of the Black Sheep Squadron. The members of the squadron flew planes, similar to an F-4 U fighter plane, over the South ...

Part 6 of the Black Sheep Chronicles series tells the story of VMF-214's reorganization at MCAS Santa Barbara in early 1944, and follows the new squadron through an entire year of costly training ...

They were Marine Attack Squadron 214, better known as Black Sheep Squadron led by the maverick fighter ace Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. Lt. Harry “Skinny” Johnson of Birmingham was one of ...

One of the latest units to join the F-35 Lightning II bandwagon is the said VMA-214, nicknamed Black Sheep, which last week was re-christened VMFA-214 (Marine Fighter Squadron 214), as it ...

Two fighter jets from the U.S. Marines’ famed Black Sheep squadron landed today at the Coeur d’Alene Airport/Pappy Boyington Field, coming at long last to recognize the airport’s renaming in ...

The squadron shot down 94 Japanese planes during combat over the Northern Solomon Islands and Rabaul. The unit was the subject of a television series titled "Baa Baa Black Sheep" from 1976 to 1978 ...

Two fighter jets from the U.S. Marines’ famed Black Sheep Squadron landed Friday at the Coeur d’Alene Airport/Pappy Boyington Field, coming at long last to recognize the airport’s renaming ...