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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Hansell, officer in charge of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, exits an F-35B Lightning II jet at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 31, 2023. VMFA-542 received its first F-35B Lightning II jet as the Marine Corps’ first East Coast operational F-35B Lightning II squadron. The arrival of the aircraft marks the beginning of F-35B Lightning II deliveries to MCAS Cherry Point, continuing 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s (MAW) transition from legacy fixed-wing aircraft to the F-35 Lightning II. VMFA-542 is a subordinate unit of 2nd MAW, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith)
| Date Taken: | 05.31.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 06.01.2023 09:35 |
| Photo ID: | 7829477 |
| VIRIN: | 230531-M-HU274-1149 |
| Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
| Size: | 15.48 MB |
| Location: | HAVELOCK, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | PARADISE, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
| Web Views: | 154 |
| Downloads: | 14 |
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