VMA-211 Receives First F-35Bs

05/16/2016

05/16/2016: Marine Attack Squadron 211 received its first two F-35B Joint Strike Fighters aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Monday, May 9, 2016.

Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 211 (VMA-211) conducted their last scheduled flight as an AV-8B Harrier Squadron aboard MCAS Yuma, Ariz., Friday, May 6, 2016. 

The squadron will be redesignated as an F-35B Lightining II Squadron in June of 2016.

 Credit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma:5/9/16