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    F-35B Lightning II lands at Ie Shima Island for first time [Image 7 of 8]

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    A fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, identifiable as an F-35B variant, is captured in a low-altitude approach or short takeoff/landing phase on a runway near a coastal location. The aircraft's landing gear is fully deployed and a large lift fan door is open on top of the fuselage, characteristic of the F-35B's short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) capability. The overcast sky, ocean backdrop, and yellow-striped runway markings suggest a coastal or island airfield.

    OKINAWA, JAPAN

    12.05.2018

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexia Lythos 

    1st Marine Aircraft Wing     

    An F-35B Lightning II jet performs a vertical landing during a field carrier landing practice at Ie Shima Island, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2018. The F-35B landed, refueled and took off for the first time at Ie Shima Island. The F-35B belongs to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. The FCLP prepares the F-35B pilots for situations faced while deployed on aircraft carriers. Pilots land within the same restrictions they would when landing on an aircraft carrier. An F-35B landing at Ie Shima Island demonstrates the air warfighting capability, operational flexibility and tactical supremacy that this platform brings to the Indo-Pacific region, our allies and our partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexia Lythos)

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    Date Taken: 12.05.2018
    Date Posted: 12.16.2018 07:21
    Photo ID: 4949127
    VIRIN: 181205-M-ZX532-884
    Resolution: 5224x3483
    Size: 10.45 MB
    Location: OKINAWA, JP

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