{"id":11024078,"date":"2026-08-10T10:35:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/vmfa-115-silver-eagles-f-35c-first-flight-reactivation-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T10:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:35:42","slug":"vmfa-115-silver-eagles-f-35c-erstflug-reaktivierung-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/vmfa-115-silver-eagles-f-35c-first-flight-reactivation-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Die Silver Eagles kehren f\u00fcr den Carrier zur\u00fcck"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Ein Marine-Kampfgeschwader, das seine letzte Hornet im Jahr 2023 au\u00dfer Dienst gestellt hat, kehrt zur\u00fcck \u2013 und dieses Mal kehrt es f\u00fcr den Flugzeugtr\u00e4ger zur\u00fcck.<\/p><p>Am 31. Juli 2026 flog das Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, die \u201cSilver Eagles\u201d, die <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/flugzeug\/f-35-lightning-ii\/\">F-35C Lightning II<\/a> Zum ersten Mal startete die Einheit auf der Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina. Der Kommandant des Geschwaders, Oberstleutnant Hugh Anderson, hob selbst mit dem ersten Jet ab. Dies war der erste Schritt, um eine deaktivierte Einheit wieder einsatzf\u00e4hig zu machen.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px\">Kurzinfo<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;line-height:1.8\"><li><strong>Geschwader:<\/strong> VMFA-115 \u201cSilver Eagles\u201d, US Marine Corps<\/li><li><strong>Meilenstein:<\/strong> Erstflug der F-35C Lightning II, 31. Juli 2026<\/li><li><strong>Wo:<\/strong> MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina (MAG-14, 2. MAW)<\/li><li><strong>Erster Einsatzflug durchgef\u00fchrt von:<\/strong> Der Kommandeur, Oberstleutnant Hugh Anderson<\/li><li><strong>Geschichte:<\/strong> Die Einheit wurde im November 2023 nach der Au\u00dferdienststellung ihrer F\/A-18 Hornets deaktiviert.<\/li><li><strong>Aufbau:<\/strong> 6 Jets bis zum Gesch\u00e4ftsjahr 2027, 10 bis zum Gesch\u00e4ftsjahr 2028, 12 bis zum Gesch\u00e4ftsjahr 2031<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Von der letzten Hornet bis zur ersten Lightning<\/h2><p>VMFA-115 wurde im November 2023 auf der MCAS Beaufort in South Carolina au\u00dfer Dienst gestellt, als die Staffel ihre veralteten F\/A-18C\/D Hornets ausmusterte und ihre Flaggen einholte. F\u00fcr eine stolze Staffel ist die Aufl\u00f6sung ein stiller, schmerzhafter Akt. Der Wiedereinsatz mit einem Tarnkappenj\u00e4ger der f\u00fcnften Generation ist das genaue Gegenteil.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cDer Erstflug des Geschwaders mit der F-35C markierte einen bedeutenden Meilenstein im Reaktivierungsprozess der VMFA-115, die weiterhin Vorbereitungen f\u00fcr die Wiederaufnahme des operativen Dienstes im Laufe dieses Jahres trifft.\u2019<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>US Marine Corps<\/strong> \u2014 Offizielle Mitteilung des 2. Marinefliegergeschwaders<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>Diesmal fallen die Silver Eagles unter die Marine Aircraft Group 14 und den 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, und sie bauen ihre Flotte um die F-35C herum neu auf \u2013 nicht um die F-35B mit Kurzstartfunktion, f\u00fcr die die Marines am bekanntesten sind, sondern um die tr\u00e4gergest\u00fctzte Variante mit dem gr\u00f6\u00dferen Fl\u00fcgel und dem Fanghaken, die f\u00fcr den Start von und das Landen auf Flugdecks der US Navy gebaut wurde.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=494915230  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/vmfa-115-f-35c-takeoff.jpg\" alt=\"Eine VMFA-115 F-35C Lightning II startet\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Eine F-35C Lightning II des Geschwaders VMFA-115 startet vom Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point zum ersten Flug des Geschwaders mit diesem Flugzeugtyp. Foto: US Marine Corps \/ DVIDS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Warum das C wichtig ist<\/h2><p>Die F-35C erm\u00f6glicht es Marinegeschwadern, als Teil der Flugzeugtr\u00e4gergeschwader der Marine eingesetzt zu werden und so die Flotte \u00fcberall dort, wo sie stationiert ist, mit Tarnkappen-Kampfkraft auszustatten. Ein zweiter Jet startete an diesem Tag unter dem Kommando von Captain Jackson Zagurski und trug die Kennzeichen der VMFA-251 \u2013 des Schwestergeschwaders in Cherry Point, das 2024 als erste Marineeinheit an der Ostk\u00fcste mit der F-35C in Dienst gestellt wurde.<\/p><p>Der Ausbau erfolgt planm\u00e4\u00dfig. Gem\u00e4\u00df dem Luftfahrtplan des Marine Corps soll die VMFA-115 bis zum Fiskaljahr 2027 sechs F-35C, bis zum Fiskaljahr 2028 zehn und bis 2031 zw\u00f6lf Maschinen erhalten, die mit dem Avionik-Upgrade \u201eTechnology Refresh-3\u201c ausgestattet sein werden. Die Einheit wird voraussichtlich noch in diesem Jahr wieder einsatzbereit sein.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tFGzgvgltMw\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p>Staffeln erhalten nicht oft eine zweite Chance. Die Silver Eagles erleben ihre auf dem leistungsf\u00e4higsten Tr\u00e4gerj\u00e4ger, den das Marine Corps je geflogen hat.<\/p><p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#777;font-style:italic\">Quellen: US Marine Corps \/ 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (DVIDS); Defence Industry Europe; The Aviationist; key.aero.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">\u00c4hnliche Beitr\u00e4ge<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/davis-monthan-a-10-retire-492nd-special-operations-wing-2026\/\">Die letzten Warzenschweine verlassen Tucson<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/t-1a-jayhawk-letzter-luft-luft-kampf-vance-afb-ruhestand-2026\/\">Ein letztes Foto vor dem Friedhof<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die VMFA-115, die 2023 aufgel\u00f6st wurde, absolvierte ihren ersten F-35C-Flug am 31. 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