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Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 (VMFT-401) at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, is an Adversary (Aggressor) Squadron of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, flying the 11 single-seat F-5N Tiger II and one twin-seat F-5F FrankenTiger fighter aircrafts.

The squadron known as the "Snipers" is the only adversary squadron in the Marine Corps, also is the first and only reserve squadron in the Marine Corps tasked to act as the opposing force in simulated air combat.

All "Snipers" pilots are air combat tactics instructors and most are graduates of the Navy's "TOPGUN" or the Marine Corps' Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course.

The U.S. Marine Corps plans to activate a second adversary squadron, the Marine Fighter Training Squadron 402 (VMFT-402) will be activated in fiscal year 2023 at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, and is scheduled to be airworthy by early 2024.

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