U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 231, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct their first flight with the F-35B Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 4, 2026. VMFA-231 conducted its first flight of the F-35B Lightning II ahead of its official reactivation in the summer of 2026; Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231 officially deactivated as one of the U.S. Marine Corps' last AV-8B Harrier II squadrons in 2025.
| Date Taken: | 06.04.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.05.2026 13:54 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 1009462 |
| VIRIN: | 260604-M-UJ436-1001 |
| Filename: | DOD_111750607 |
| Length: | 00:04:05 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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| High-Res. Downloads: | 2 |
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