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    U.S. Marines with Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 rehearse to transit an F-35B Lightning II [Image 1 of 11]

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    U.S. Marines with Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 rehearse to transit an F-35B Lightning II

    MARYLAND, UNITED STATES

    08.26.2025

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo 

    2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   

    U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dakota Schneider, from Minnesota, a CH-53K crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), sits inside of a CH-53K King Stallion prior to rehearsing to transit an F-35B Lightning II at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, Aug. 26, 2025. The F-35, known as BF-1, was the first F-35 to perform a vertical landing and was transported to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, for use as a permanent static display. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

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    Date Taken: 08.26.2025
    Date Posted: 08.28.2025 08:58
    Photo ID: 9279490
    VIRIN: 250826-M-OV696-1034
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 1.07 MB
    Location: MARYLAND, US

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