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), conducts preflight checks on a CH-53K King Stallion prior to rehearsing to transport 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 will be 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)
| Date Taken: | 08.26.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.28.2025 08:59 |
| Photo ID: | 9279492 |
| VIRIN: | 250826-M-OV696-1092 |
| Resolution: | 6470x4313 |
| Size: | 2.26 MB |
| Location: | MARYLAND, US |
| Web Views: | 65 |
| Downloads: | 8 |
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