Posted: 05/14/2025
Two F/A-18F Super Hornets fly overhead during the VX-31 change of command ceremony at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake on March 6, 2025. Cmdr. Christopher “Murdock” Putre, U.S. Navy, and Lt. Col. Timothy “Little Buddy” Burchett, U.S. Marine Corps, read their orders over the radio, marking a midair transfer of leadership. (U.S. Navy photo by Katie Archibald)