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    U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 rehearse to transit an F-35B Lightning II [Image 10 of 11]

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    U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy 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. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), land a CH-53K King Stallion at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, prior to lifting an F-35B Lightning II on 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 09:05
    Photo ID: 9279500
    VIRIN: 250826-M-OV696-1035
    Resolution: 6534x4356
    Size: 1.78 MB
    Location: MARYLAND, US

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