F-35B Lightning II aircraft with VMFA-121 train at MCAS Iwakuni [Image 8 of 10]

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN

11.15.2017

Photo by Sgt. Neysa Huertas Quinones 

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Four U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, takes off at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 2, 2017. VMFA-121 is permanently stationed at MCAS Iwakuni and belongs to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation fighter, which is the world’s first operational supersonic short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft. The F-35B brings strategic agility, operational flexibility and tactical supremacy to III MEF with a mission radius greater than that of the F/A-18 Hornet and AV-8B Harrier II in support of the U.S. – Japan alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. N.W. Huertas)

• Date Taken: 11.15.2017
• Date Posted: 11.15.2017 03:46
• Photo ID: 3953981
• VIRIN: 171115-M-RH401-351
• Resolution: 4265x2843
• Size: 981.59 KB
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP