2nd Marine Aircraft Wing receives first operational F-35B Lightning II jet [Image 6 of 8]

HAVELOCK, NC, UNITED STATES

05.31.2023

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith 

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Hansell, officer in charge of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, taxis an F-35B Lightning II jet down a runway at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 31, 2023. VMFA-542 received its first F-35B Lightning II jet as the Marine Corps’ first East Coast operational F-35B Lightning II squadron. The arrival of the aircraft marks the beginning of F-35B Lightning II deliveries to MCAS Cherry Point, continuing 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s (MAW) transition from legacy fixed-wing aircraft to the F-35 Lightning II. VMFA-542 is a subordinate unit of 2nd MAW, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith)

• Date Taken: 05.31.2023
• Date Posted: 06.01.2023 09:33
• Photo ID: 7829476
• VIRIN: 230531-M-HU274-1068
• Resolution: 6716x4480
• Size: 14.06 MB
• Location: HAVELOCK, NC, US
• Hometown: PARADISE, PA, US