U.S. Marines conduct an M3A1 Multi-role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System live-fire range at Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2024. U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, and HMLA-167 participated in small-unit training and live-fire ranges to support the Infantry Small Unit Leader’s Course (ISULC). The training reinforced basic infantry skills for junior Marines and noncommissioned officers with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and provided ISULC students with experience in leading Marines from non-infantry military occupational specialties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533 receive their first F-35B Lightning II jet at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Oct. 11, 2024. VMFA-533 received their first F-35B Lightning II jet, marking their transition from the F/A-18 Hornet to the F-35B. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Anakin Smith)
The command investigation into the F-35B Lightning II mishap in South Carolina Sept. 17, 2023, has been completed by the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) investigating officer and endorsed by the commanding general of 2nd MAW.
On the afternoon of Sept. 17, 2023, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501, 2nd MAW, crashed in South Carolina. The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft while attempting to execute a climbout during a missed approach in instrument meteorological conditions and heavy precipitation near Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The aircraft continued to fly unmanned for 11 minutes and 21 seconds before impacting in a rural area...
10.31.2024 | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by 2nd Lt. John Graham
