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)
| 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 |
| Web Views: | 48 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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