U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 perform flight operations with 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 video by Lance Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike)
Date Taken: | 05.31.2023 |
Date Posted: | 06.01.2023 09:42 |
Category: | B-Roll |
Video ID: | 885324 |
VIRIN: | 230531-M-YH653-1001 |
Filename: | DOD_109672719 |
Length: | 00:01:35 |
Location: | HAVELOCK, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Downloads: | 90 |
High-Res. Downloads: | 90 |
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