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F-35B Lightning II marks an aviation first at JBER
Jan 18, 2017 - On any given day at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, you can hear the sound of freedom as F-22 Raptors circle the mountains and come in for landing. There was a different tone to that sound Jan. 9, as the Marine F-35B Lightning II joined the orchestration. [Read more...]
F-35 Lightning II has first operational air-to-air missile fire
Sep 21, 2016 - Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 became the first operational F-35 Lightning II squadron to fire an air-to-air missile September 15, during a 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group Weapons System Evaluation Program at Tyndall AFB. [Read more...]
'Rhinos' support Steel Knight 2016
Dec 14, 2015 - The F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter personifies great strides in modern air dominance capability. Among its characteristics of radar-evading stealth, supersonic speeds, fighter agility and advanced logistical support comes the capability to perform vertical take-off and landings. [Read more...]
Marines declare first F-35 unit operational
Jul 31, 2015 - The U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft reached initial operational capability July 31, 2015 with a squadron of 10 F-35Bs ready for world-wide deployment. [Read more...]
Marines receive first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant
Jan 23, 2015 - The first F-35C Lightning II, carrier variant, for the U.S. Marine Corps touched-down on the flight line at Eglin AFB on January 13, from the Lockheed Martin plant in Fort Worth, Texas, to begin training in support of carrier-based operations. [Read more...]
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