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The Marine Corps welcomed its first operational F-35B aircraft, the Marine Corps variant of the F-35 Lightning II also known as the Joint Strike Fighter, to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. Friday, Nov. 16.
The F-35B, one of three variants of the Joint Strike Fighter, is a tactical fixed-wing aircraft that is to be the replacement for aging jets within the Marine Corps. 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing's first F-35 squadron, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, is based at MCAS Yuma and is the first operational F-35 squadron in the Marine Corps and the Department of Defense.
Marine F-35B pilot Maj. Aric Liberman delivered the first F-35B, BF-19, to MCAS Yuma at 1:05 p.m. MST. This aircraft will be used to conduct a full spectrum of aviation operations in support of combat missions and maritime readiness worldwide.
| Date Taken: | 11.16.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 11.16.2012 21:21 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 191080 |
| VIRIN: | 121116-M-TH017-001 |
| Filename: | DOD_100647663 |
| Length: | 00:02:16 |
| Location: | YUMA, ARIZONA, US |
| Downloads: | 309 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 309 |
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