Joint Strike Fighter F-35B Lightning II
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.
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Video
F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike FighterMarine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducted its first F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Short Take Off, Vertical Landing operations aboard Marine Corps Air...
Video by Lance Cpl. Casey Scarpulla | MCASY | 04.03.13
F-35B Conducts First Night Time Vertical LandingPATUXENT RIVER, Md. - An F-35B Lightning II completed the first short takeoff and vertical landing during a test mission at night to expand the flight envelope and...
Courtesy Video | HQMC | 04.02.13
F-35B Weapons Separation TestGBU-12 weapons separation test from F-35B for MSM transfer. Separation test 12/5/12 at Atlantic Test Ranges near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. Available in...
Video by Cmdr. Victor Chen | NASC | 12.12.12
Transitioning to a F-35B Aircraft MaintainerPowerline mechanic Marines from around the Marine Corps ready themselves to become the first group of F-35B aircraft maintainers for the Marine Fighter Attack...
Video by Lance Cpl. Zachary Scanlon | MCASY | 12.11.12
F-35B Weapons Separation Test with GBU-12B-roll of the first GBU-12 release from the F-35B. Also available in high definition
Video by Cmdr. Victor Chen | NASC | 12.03.12
First Operational F-35 Squadron Honored in Historic...Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 redesignated from a F/A-18 Hornet squadron to a F-35B squadron during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. Cpl....
Courtesy Video | DMA-M | 11.20.12
F-35B Squadron ActivationMarine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 redesignates as the first Marine Corps F-35B squadron during a ceremony at MCAS Yuma.
Video by Cpl. Isaac Lamberth, Lance Cpl. Maxwell Pennington and Master Sgt. Steven Williams | MCASM | 11.20.12
VMFA-121 Redesignation CeremonyMarine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) has their redesignation ceremony at the newly built F-35B hangar at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Nov. 20. The squadron...
Video by Lance Cpl. Zachary Scanlon | MCASY | 11.20.12
VMFA-121 Re-Designation Ceremony Guest SpeakersSoundbites of guest speakers during Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121's re-designation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Nov. 20.
Video by Lance Cpl. Zachary Scanlon | MCASY | 11.20.12
First Operational F-35 Squadron Honored in Historic...VMFA-121 redesignate from a F/A-18 Hornet squadron to a F-35B squadron during a ceremony at Yuma Arizona, Nov. 20. Also available in high definition
Video by Cpl. Isaac Lamberth | MCASM | 11.20.12
VMFA-121 Re-Designation CeremonyThe 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...
Video by Lance Cpl. Ryan Lampro | MCASY | 11.20.12
Marine Corps Welcomes First F-35B Aircraft to Yuma,...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...
Video by Lance Cpl. Zachary Scanlon | MCASY | 11.16.12
Photos
First responders tested in F-35 accident exerciseEglin Air Force Base firefighters move toward a 33rd Fighter Wing F-35 Lightning II during a major accident response exercise May 9. This was the first MARE involving...
Photo by Samuel King | TeamEglin | 05.09.13
First responders tested in F-35 accident exerciseBrian Easterling, a 96th Test Wing firefighter, climbs a ladder to extract an injured F-35 Lightning II pilot during a major accident response exercise May 9. This...
Photo by Samuel King | TeamEglin | 05.09.13
First responders tested in F-35 accident exerciseBrian Easterling, a 96th Test Wing firefighter, extracts an injured pilot from an F-35 Lightning II during a major accident response exercise May 9. This was the...
Photo by Samuel King | TeamEglin | 05.09.13
First responders tested in F-35 accident exerciseEglin Air Force Base firefighters and medical technicians prepare to move an injured F-35 Lightning II pilot during a major accident response exercise May 9. This was...
Photo by Samuel King | TeamEglin | 05.09.13
First responders tested in F-35 accident exerciseAn Eglin Air Force Base firefighter stands by to engage the fire from an F-35 Lightning II during a major accident response exercise May 9. This was the first MARE...
Photo by Samuel King | TeamEglin | 05.09.13
Instructor pilots maintain aerial refueling proficiencyAn F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Traning Squadron 501 takes on fuel from a Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 KC-130J during a training...
Photo by Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki | MCAS-CP | 04.09.13
F-35B Vertical LandingMarine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter performs its first vertical landing alongside an AV-8B Harrier of Marine Attack Squadron...
Photo by Ken Kalemkarian | MCASY | 03.21.13
F-35B Lightning II completes first operational STOVLAn F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducts a vertical landing on the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. flightline March 21, 2013....
Photo by Pfc. Brendan King | MCASY | 03.21.13
F-35B first operational STOVLMarine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducted its first F-35B Lightning II short take off and vertical landing at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 21, 2013....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Smith | MCASY | 03.21.13
F-35B Lightning II completes first operational STOVLAn F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducts a vertical landing on the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. flightline March 21, 2013....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Smith | MCASY | 03.21.13
F-35B Vertical LandingMarine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, the Corps’ first operational F-35B Lightning II squadron, prepares for flight operations aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma,...
Photo by Ken Kalemkarian | MCASY | 03.21.13
F-35B Lightning II completes first operational STOVLMarine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducted its first F-35B Lightning II short take off and vertical landing at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 21, 2013....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Smith | MCASY | 03.21.13
News Stories
Instructor pilots maintain aerial refueling proficiencyMarine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 crews conducted aerial refueling training over the Atlantic Ocean April 9.
Story by Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki | MCAS-CP | 04.17.13
First international student-pilot flies F-35The first international student aviator at the 33rd Fighter Wing, training to be an F-35B Lightning II instructor pilot, completed his first sortie in the joint...
Courtesy Story | TeamEglin | 03.21.13
Marine Corps’ first operational F-35B conducts...Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 watched in amazement and satisfaction as the Corps’ first operational F-35B Lightning II squadron conducted its first Short Take...
Story by Capt. Staci Reidinger | MCASY | 03.21.13
Audio
Maj. Lieberman
Maj. Lieberman talks to reporters from Airplane Geeks about his background as an aviator in the Marine Corps, becoming an instructor and leading the F-35B training...
Audio by Capt. Staci Reidinger | MCASY | 12.12.12
Maj. Lieberman talks to reporters from Airplane Geeks about his background as an aviator in the Marine Corps, becoming an instructor and leading the F-35B training...
Audio by Capt. Staci Reidinger | MCASY | 12.12.12
