02/27/2013: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) conducted its first operational F-35B Lightning II flight at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 21, 2013.
VMFA-121 joined Marine Aircraft Group 13, Third Marine Aircraft Wing, in November 2012 as the Corp’s first operational F-35B squadron.
Credit:Marine Corps Air Station Yuma:2/21/13
For our special report on the role of Yuma in USMC innovation see the following:
http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/the-ace-of-the-future-yuma-and-beyond-2/