The combat systems onboard the F-35 have visited Northern Edge earlier; now the aircraft itself arrives from its Japanese operational base.
VMFA-121 continues its rollout of the F-35B within USMC concepts of operations.
Slideshow:VMFA-121 at Red Beach
Video:F-35B Aerial Refueling
VMFA-121 Conducts F-35B Simulated Flight Deck Training At MCAS Yuma
The 2014 Miramar Air Show saw both the CH-46 and F-35B fly. The first marked the end of the CH-46 era and the consolidation of the Osprey era and the second marked the opening of the F-35B transformation process.
Video:F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter STOVL Ops in Yuma.