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    ‘The mission is the same’: Retired Marine F-35 pilot finds new way to serve at FRCE [Image 2 of 4]

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    ‘The mission is the same’: Retired Marine F-35 pilot finds new way to serve at FRCE

    CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    06.16.2025

    Photo by Heather Wilburn 

    Fleet Readiness Center East

    Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) F-35 maintenance test pilot Ross Fearon his final F-35B Lightning II flight as an active-duty Marine. Following 20 years of service as a fighter pilot in the Marine Corps, Fearon took on the civilian role of F-35 maintenance test pilot in order to continue serving the nation by helping deliver flight-ready aircraft to the warfighter. (Courtesy photo)

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    Date Taken: 06.16.2025
    Date Posted: 06.23.2025 10:24
    Photo ID: 9126893
    VIRIN: 250616-N-AC707-1001
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 3.71 MB
    Location: CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US

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