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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...

    293 Featured Videos

    Joint Strike Fighter and KC-130J at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Camp Davis South

    Joint Strike Fighter and KC-130J at...
    04.10.25 | LCpl Hunter Brock | MCIEAST
    U.S. Marines conduct a forward arming and refueling point exercise at Camp Davis South on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April...
    Joint Strike Fighter at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Camp Davis South

    Joint Strike Fighter at Marine Corps...
    04.08.25 | LCpl Hunter Brock | MCIEAST
    U.S. Marines conduct a forward arming and refueling point exercise at Camp Davis South on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April...
    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...
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    4,016 Featured Images

    2025 MCAS Beaufort Air Show

    2025 MCAS Beaufort Air Show
    04.12.25 | Cpl Kevin Brookins | MCASB
    U.S. Marine Corps Major Matthew “Tiny” Johnson, F-35B pilot, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine...
    Newly Refurbished Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Camp Davis South

    Newly Refurbished Marine Corps Outlying...
    04.10.25 | LCpl Alyssa DeCrane | MCIEAST
    U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Air Wing talk during a forward arming and refueling point exercise at Camp Davis South on Marine Corps Base Camp...
    Newly Refurbished Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Camp Davis South

    Newly Refurbished Marine Corps Outlying...
    04.10.25 | LCpl Alyssa DeCrane | MCIEAST
    An expeditionary air traffic control tower sits in the foreground during a forward arming and refueling point exercise at Camp Davis South on...
    Newly Refurbished Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Camp Davis South

    Newly Refurbished Marine Corps Outlying...
    04.10.25 | LCpl Alyssa DeCrane | MCIEAST
    U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Air Wing conduct a forward arming and refueling point exercise at Camp Davis South on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune,...
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    132 Featured Stories

    Flying Nightmares Bring F-35B Thunder to Fort Worth

    Flying Nightmares Bring F-35B Thunder to...
    03.07.25 | Sandy Owens | NAS-FortWorth
    NAS JRB FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 502, the “Flying Nightmares,” is training new and transitioning...
    Carderock team provides critical technical support for F-35B sea trials on JS Kaga

    Carderock team provides critical...
    01.31.25 | Alisha Tyer | NSWCD
    Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Platform Integrity Department engineers responded to a request from the Naval Air Warfare...
    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,...
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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...