On July 31, 2015, the U.S. Marine Corps declared the F-35B ready for combat. Congratulations to the Marine Corps for leading the way!
Watch in the video, the impressive first F-35B fly from a ski jump launch.
Watch the first operational testing (OT-1), of the Marines’ F-35 variant V/STOL aircraft, at sea aboard the USS Wasp.
Watch these five F-35 and an A KC-135 Stratotanker, in an aerial refueling mission over Arizona.
F-35B pilots perform short take off and vertical landings (STOVL) as part of required flying field carrier landing practices (FCLP) at the stations auxiliary landing
The first female pilot F-35 fifth-generation fighter, Christine Mau formerly an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot, begins training.
The F-35’s $400,000 Flight Helmet can see through the aircraft, it’s one of the most advanced system on the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.