F-35B Operating from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (2)

10/24/2017
10/24/2017: F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 depart Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 20, 2017. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN 10.20.2017 Video by Staff Sgt. William Faffler Marine Corps Air Station Iwakun  

F-35B Operating from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

10/23/2017
10/23/2017: F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 depart Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 20, 2017. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN 10.20.2017 Video by Staff Sgt. William Faffler Marine Corps Air Station Iwakun

ScanEagle in the Aussie Fleet

10/23/2017
2017-10-23 According to a story published by the Australian Department of Defence on October 12, 2017, the ScanEagle has completed its operational evaluation during an Australian deployment to the Middle East. HMAS Newcastle has conducted the RAN’s first simultaneous operations of manned and unmanned aircraft during its current deployment to…

F-35 Eielson Debut

10/22/2017
10/22/2017: The first F-35 has arrived at Eielson Air Force Base. A test team from Edwards Air Force Base has brought their "Work Horse" to the arctic to perform cold weather testing and showcase the aircraft to the local community. EIELSON AFB, AK, UNITED STATES 10.17.2017 Video by Senior Airman Joshua Weaver…

The UK’s F-35 Integrated Task Force

10/21/2017
2017-10-21 In a piece published September 12, 2017, the UK Ministry of Defence highlighted the role of the F-35 Integrated Task Force. Royal Navy Commander Nathan Gray is a member of the Integrated Test Force alongside other F‑35B Lightning developmental test pilots from the RAF, USN, USMC and industry located in…

Cleared for Take-off from the Queen Elizabeth: F-35s Preparing to Join the RAF in Britain

10/21/2017
2017-10-21  According to a story published October 17, 2017 on the UK Ministry of Defence website, after completing ski-jump exercises at Pax River, the F-35B has been cleared for takeoff from the new HMS Queen Elizabeth. The UK’s cutting-edge F-35 fighter jet is now cleared for take-off from HMS Queen…

VMFA 121 Maintainers: Supporting the F-35B at WTI

10/21/2017
2017-10-21 In a story published by the USMC on October 17, 2017, the key role of maintainers in supporting the sortie rates at WTI was highlighted. By 2nd Lt. Gregory Cronen, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. – A correlation between high usage of aircraft and…