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    JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER F-35B LIGHTNING II

    Joint Strike Fighter F-35B Lightning II

    Joint Strike Fighter F-35B Lightning II    

    The Marine Corps' fifth generation fighter, the F-35B Lightning II, made its first flight at Eglin Air Force Base recently signaling the start of the next era of Marine Aviation. This page houses content created by the Department of Defense about the F-35B since October 2008. <br /> <br /> Additional Marine Corps Aviation Centennial products can be found <a href="http://www.dvidshub.net/feature/AviationCentennial#.T7vtHetYuGc">here</a>.

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    F-35B Take-off From the USS America

    F-35B Take-off From the USS America
    07.06.23 | LCpl Bridgette Rodriguez | 31MEU
    A U.S. Navy Sailor with the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6), signals a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor...
    Flight ops aboard the USS America

    Flight ops aboard the USS America
    01.30.21 | LCpl Joseph DeMarcus | 31MEU
    An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Archangels of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 prepares to take off from amphibious assault ship...

    291 Featured Videos

    America’s Airshow 2024 Day 2 B-Roll: F-35B Lighting II Demo

    America’s Airshow 2024 Day 2 B-Roll:...
    09.28.24 | Sgt Santicia Ambriez-Stippey | MCASM
    A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 502, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine...
    America's Airshow 2024 B-Roll: F-35B Demonstration

    America's Airshow 2024 B-Roll: F-35B...
    09.28.24 | Cpl Nayomi Koepke | MCASM
    A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts an aerial demonstration of its...
    America’s Airshow 2024 Day 1 B-Roll: F-35B Aerial Demonstration

    America’s Airshow 2024 Day 1 B-Roll:...
    09.27.24 | Cpl Daniel Childs | MCASM
    A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 502, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine...
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    3,949 Featured Images

    VMFA-533 receives their first F-35B lightning II jet

    VMFA-533 receives their first F-35B...
    10.11.24 | LCpl Nathan Saucier | 2MAW
    U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Zachary Hartnett, from Illinois and the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, speaks with...
    VMFA-533 receives their first F-35B lightning II jet

    VMFA-533 receives their first F-35B...
    10.11.24 | LCpl Nathan Saucier | 2MAW
    U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Zachary Hartnett, from Illinois and the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, embraces his...
    VMFA-533 receives their first F-35B lightning II jet

    VMFA-533 receives their first F-35B...
    10.11.24 | LCpl Nathan Saucier | 2MAW
    U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Zachary Hartnett, from Illinois and the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, exits an F-35B...
    VMFA-533 receives their first F-35B lightning II jet

    VMFA-533 receives their first F-35B...
    10.11.24 | LCpl Nathan Saucier | 2MAW
    U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Zachary Hartnett, from Illinois and the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, parks an F-35B...
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    131 Featured Stories

    Success is blue-green | VMFA-211 facilitates USS Tripoli Aviation Certification

    Success is blue-green | VMFA-211...
    10.08.24 | CPT Stephanie Davis and 1LT Madison Walls | 3MAW
    Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 deployed with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the Essex Amphibious Ready Group in 2018, marking the...
    USAF F-15s and USMC F-35s collaborate for superior training

    USAF F-15s and USMC F-35s collaborate for...
    06.14.24 | Maj. Jason Sanchez | 144FW
    California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing and its 194th Fighter Squadron teamed up with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 out of Yuma,...
    F35B Fighter Jet crashes near Albuquerque International Sunport

    F35B Fighter Jet crashes near Albuquerque...
    06.11.24 | Britianie Teston and Allen Winston | 377ABW
    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- An F-35B aircraft was involved in a crash southwest of the Kirtland, at 1:48 p.m., May 28, 2024. The U.S....
    U.S.- Australian Interoperability Across the Pacific: RAAF Tanker Refuels USMC F-35B for Transpacific Flight

    U.S.- Australian Interoperability Across...
    05.24.24 | 1LT Madison Walls | 3MAW
    PACIFIC OCEAN-- As a testament to the ironclad alliance and ever-increasing interoperability between the U.S. and Australia, a Royal Australian...
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    16 Featured Audio

    Marine Minute: 05-24

    Marine Minute: 05-24
    02.13.24 | Sgt Madison Santamaria | DMA-M
    WELCOME, I'M STAFF SERGEANT LAIQA HITT WITH YOUR MARINE MINUTE.  THE U.S. MARINE CORPS INTRODUCES IT’S FIRST OPERATIONAL F-35B...

    Pacific Pulse: October 8, 2021
    10.07.21 | PO2 Belen Saldana | MC-J
    Soldiers compete in a battalion-level "Best Warrior Competition" while Carrier Strike Group 1 units conduct bilateral operations with the Japan...

    Pacific Pulse: 26 August, 2020
    08.25.20 | Cpl Maxwell Gargas | MC-J
    On this Pacific Pulse, missiles fly at Rim of the Pacific, and Marine Corps F35-B's conduct operations over Japan.

    Pacific Pulse: 27 January 2020
    01.24.20 | TSgt Dhruv Gopinath | MC-J
    On this Pacific Pulse, Marine aviators complete F-35 carrier qualifications aboard USS America, Marines and their Japan Ground Self-Defense Force...
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    2 Featured Graphics

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Facebook Banner

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Facebook...
    01.13.23 | Cpl Calah Thompson | MCAS-I
    This digital art was hand drawn and created using Adobe Photoshop 2022 to portray Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and its tenant aircraft, to be...
    Naval Integration

    Naval Integration
    12.20.22 | Cpl Maximilian Campbell | MarForPac
    This digital animation was created on Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, July 21, 2022 to visually depict the concept of Naval Integration, as part of a...