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    JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER F-35B LIGHTNING II

    Joint Strike Fighter F-35B Lightning II

    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.

    Additional Marine Corps Aviation Centennial products can be found <a href="http://www.dvidshub.net/feature/AviationCentennial#.T7vtHetYuGc">here</a>.

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    F-35B Take-off From the USS America

    F-35B Take-off From the USS America
    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...
    Flight ops aboard the USS America

    Flight ops aboard the USS America
    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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    VMGR-152, VMGR-153 refuel VMFA-242 in air, on ground during Valiant Shield 2026

    VMGR-152,...
    07.01.26 | Cpl Cecilia Campbell | 1MAW
    U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine...
    VMGR-152, VMFA-242 refuel off coast of Guam during Valiant Shield

    VMGR-152, VMFA-242 refuel off coast of...
    06.30.26 | Cpl Cecilia Campbell | 1MAW
    U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 refuel F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack...
    VMGR-152 refuels VMFA-242 aircraft during Valiant Shield

    VMGR-152 refuels VMFA-242 aircraft during...
    06.25.26 | Cpl Cecilia Campbell | 1MAW
    U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 refuel F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 in...
    Setting the Pace: Sgt Trinay Moreno runs an Ironman to inspire

    Setting the Pace: Sgt Trinay Moreno runs...
    05.30.26 | LCpl Gavin Kulczewski | 2MAW
    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Trinay Moreno, from Florida, a ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 231, Marine Aircraft Group...
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    4,429 Featured Images

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    135 Featured Stories

    621 CRG conducts joint F-35B sling load operations

    621 CRG conducts joint F-35B sling load...
    09.04.25 | TSgt Anastasia Tompkins | 621CRW
    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christian Von Denes, 621st Contingency Response Group sling load team lead, worked with the Naval Air Station Patuxent...
    First F-35 B ever built makes its way to MCAS Beaufort

    First F-35 B ever built makes its way to...
    08.27.25 | Cpl Isabella Renaud | MCASB
    Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort welcomed a piece of aviation history. The F-35B Lightning II, known as BF-01 is the first F-35B variant ever...
    FRCE adds second F-35 lift system component to repair capabilities

    FRCE adds second F-35 lift system...
    08.18.25 | Heather Wilburn | FRCE
    Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently achieved another first in its support of the F-35B Lightning II platform by completing the depot’s...
    Flying Nightmares Bring F-35B Thunder to Fort Worth

    Flying Nightmares Bring F-35B Thunder to...
    03.07.25 | Sandy Owens | NAS-FortWorth
    NAS JRB FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 502, the “Flying Nightmares,” is training new and transitioning...
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    16 Featured Audio

    Marine Minute: 05-24

    Marine Minute: 05-24
    02.13.24 | 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...

    Pacific Pulse: October 8, 2021
    10.07.21 | PO1 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...

    Pacific Pulse: 26 August, 2020
    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.

    Pacific Pulse: 27 January 2020
    01.24.20 | MSgt 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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    4 Featured Graphics

    Airmen and Marines defuel a C-17 to...
    02.13.26 | Michael Dobbs | 446AW
    Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing conducted wet wing defueling with Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, delivered over 78,000 gallons...

    Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration
    09.24.25 | Cpl Nikolas Mascroft | 3MAW
    This photo illustration was created using Adobe Photoshop 2021 to showcase the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration at Marine Corps Air...

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Facebook...
    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...

    Naval Integration
    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...
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