Lightning II strikes Iwakuni, F-35B arrives [Image 42 of 363]

MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN

01.18.2017

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Farbo  

U.S. Navy           

An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 18, 2017. VMFA-121 conducted a permanent change of station to MCAS Iwakuni, from MCAS Yuma, Ariz., and now belongs to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation fighter, which is the world's first operational supersonic short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft. The F-35B brings strategic agility, operational flexibility and tactical supremacy to III MEF with a mission radius greater than that of the F/A-18 Hornet and AV-8B Harrier II in support of the U.S. - Japan alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Farbo)

• Date Taken: 01.18.2017
• Date Posted: 01.25.2017 00:07
• Photo ID: 3121488
• VIRIN: 170118-M-HD015-0049
• Resolution: 3340x1544
• Size: 3.62 MB
• Location: MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP