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Preparing for Deployment in Alaska and the Testing the Norwegian Drag Chute

Posted on October 17, 2017 | by SysAdmin
10/17/2017
The F-35 is coming to Norway Next Month.
Posted in HOME, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, Video of the month | Tagged Alaska, Cold Weather Testing, Deployment, Eielson Air Force Base, F-35, F-35A Lightning II, Joshua Weaver, U.S. Air Force

Looking at Red Flag 17-3 from a Marine Corps Point of View

Posted on August 7, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
08/07/2017
UMSC and Red Flag 17-3.
Posted in Con Ops, HOME, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, Video of the month | Tagged 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, F-35A Lightning II, F-35B Lightning II, Marine Corps, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Red Flag 17-3, short takeoff vertical landing, STOVL, Wake Island Avengers

F-35A at the Paris Air Show, 2017

Posted on July 13, 2017 | by SysAdmin
07/13/2017
The F-35A was a major highlight of the Paris Air Show, 2017.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, Video of the month | Tagged F-35B, gun pod in flight, Marine Corps

F-35B Gun Pod in Flight

Posted on May 29, 2017 | by SysAdmin
05/29/2017
The F-35 has added a gun to its CAS role.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, Video of the month | Tagged F-35B, gun pod in flight, Marine Corps

F-35s Arrive at RAF Lakenheath: Process Begins of Standing Up a New NATO Capability

Posted on April 25, 2017 | by SysAdmin
04/25/2017
F-35s Arrive at RAF Lakenheath.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, Video of the month, What's New | Tagged England, F-35, Hill AFB, Lakenheath, RAF, Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, Utah

The Arrival in Australia of the First Australian F-35s

Posted on March 6, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
03/06/2017
The F-35 Lightning arrived in Australia.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, Video of the month, What's New

The Green Knights Return to the Pacific as Fifth Generation Fighting Force

Posted on January 20, 2017 | by SysAdmin
01/20/2017
Operational F-35s come to Japan.
Posted in Slideshow, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, Video of the month, What's New

USMC About USS America: The Future is Now

Posted on December 9, 2016 | by Caroline Teames
12/09/2016
The Lightning II Enables a Lightning Strike Assault Force.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, Video of the month, What's New | Tagged California, Colonel Rowell, F/A-18 Hornet, Florida, Marine Corps, MCAS Beaufort, MCAS El Toro, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Proof of Concept Demo, South Carolina, T-2, T-34, TA-4J, VMFAT-101, VMX-1
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