A USMC F-35B from VMFA-211 taxis down the Tyndall flightline during a 53rd Weapon Evaluation Group Combat Archer training mission on September 16th, 2016. During this Weapon System Evaluation Program, VMFA 211 preformed the first operational firing of the F-35’s air-to-air missile weapons system. [USAF photo by SrA. Solomon Cook]
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News: F-35 Lightning II has first operational air-to-air missile fire [2016-09-21]
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.
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