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    U.S. Marines with Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 rehearse to transport an F-35B Lightning II [Image 4 of 11]

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

    MARYLAND, UNITED STATES

    08.26.2025

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo 

    2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   

    U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), refuel a CH-53K King Stallion while 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 was transported to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, for use as 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 09:00
    Photo ID: 9279494
    VIRIN: 250826-M-OV696-1073
    Resolution: 5506x3671
    Size: 2.05 MB
    Location: MARYLAND, US

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