JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER F-35B LIGHTNING II
Joint Strike Fighter F-35B Lightning II
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The Marine Corps' fifth generation fighter, the F-35B Lightning II, made its first flight at Eglin Air Force Base recently signaling the start of the next era of Marine Aviation. This page houses content created by the Department of Defense about the F-35B since October 2008. <br /><br />Additional Marine Corps Aviation Centennial products can be found <a href="http://www.dvidshub.net/feature/AviationCentennial#.T7vtHetYuGc">here</a>.
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07.06.23 | LCpl Bridgette Rodriguez | 31MEU
A U.S. Navy Sailor with the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6), signals a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor...
06.26.21 | PO1 Vincent Zline | USSA
EAST CHINA SEA (June 26, 2021) An F-35B Lighting II fighter aircraft from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) lands on the flight deck of...
01.30.21 | LCpl Joseph DeMarcus | 31MEU
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Archangels of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 prepares to take off from amphibious assault ship...
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05.19.24 | LCpl Brian Long | 1MAW
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing...
05.19.24 | Cpl Nicholas Johnson | 3MAW
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing...
04.12.24 | LCpl Maurion Moore | MAWTS-1
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, conduct aviation delivered ground refueling operations during Antiair...
04.02.24 | Cpl Chloe Johnson | 1MAW
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 arrive at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni,...
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06.16.24 | Cpl Nicholas Johnson | I-MEF
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, welcome pilots upon returning to...
06.16.24 | Cpl Nicholas Johnson | I-MEF
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Thomas Yeaman, the squadron sergeant major of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd...
06.16.24 | Cpl Nicholas Johnson | I-MEF
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Robert Guyette, the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd...
06.16.24 | Cpl Nicholas Johnson | I-MEF
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stage F-35B Lightning II aircraft...
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130 Featured Stories
06.14.24 | Maj. Jason Sanchez | 144FW
California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing and its 194th Fighter Squadron teamed up with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 out of Yuma,...
06.11.24 | Britianie Teston and Allen Winston | 377ABW
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- An F-35B aircraft was involved in a crash southwest of the Kirtland, at 1:48 p.m., May 28, 2024. The U.S....
05.24.24 | 1LT Madison Walls | 3MAW
PACIFIC OCEAN-- As a testament to the ironclad alliance and ever-increasing interoperability between the U.S. and Australia, a Royal Australian...
12.21.23 | 2LT Madison Walls | 3MAW
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. -- F-35B Lightning II squadrons of Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, participated in a...
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02.13.24 | Sgt Madison Santamaria | DMA-M
WELCOME, I'M STAFF SERGEANT LAIQA HITT WITH YOUR MARINE MINUTE. THE U.S. MARINE CORPS INTRODUCES IT’S FIRST OPERATIONAL F-35B...
10.07.21 | PO2 Belen Saldana | MC-J
Soldiers compete in a battalion-level "Best Warrior Competition" while Carrier Strike Group 1 units conduct bilateral operations with the Japan...
08.25.20 | Cpl Maxwell Gargas | MC-J
On this Pacific Pulse, missiles fly at Rim of the Pacific, and Marine Corps F35-B's conduct operations over Japan.
01.24.20 | TSgt Dhruv Gopinath | MC-J
On this Pacific Pulse, Marine aviators complete F-35 carrier qualifications aboard USS America, Marines and their Japan Ground Self-Defense Force...
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01.13.23 | Cpl Calah Thompson | MCAS-I
This digital art was hand drawn and created using Adobe Photoshop 2022 to portray Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and its tenant aircraft, to be...
12.20.22 | Cpl Maximilian Campbell | MarForPac
This digital animation was created on Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, July 21, 2022 to visually depict the concept of Naval Integration, as part of a...