F-35 Training at MCAS Beaufort

07/12/2018
Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, also known as the Warlords, practice dropping inert or non-exploding bombs at Townsend Bombing Range, Ga. MCAS Beaufort owns and operates the training range so we can train to deploy without deploying to train. BEAUFORT, SC, UNITED STATES 04.26.2018 Video by Lance Cpl. Christian Moreno …

VMFAT-501, Royal Air Force Arrive for U.K. Air Shows

07/02/2016
07/02/2016: F-35B Lightning IIs depart from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 29. Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 pilots and maintainers are traveling to the United Kingdom to support the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough International Airshow. Personnel and equipment from both the U.S. Marine Corps and the…

First UK Royal Navy Student-Pilot Flies F-35

04/14/2013
04/14/2013: First UK Royal Navy student-pilot flies F-35  [slidepress gallery='first-uk-royal-navy-student-pilot-flies-f-35'] Credit:33rd Fighter Wing Public Affairs By: Maj. Karen Roganov 4/10/2013 - EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. The first United Kingdom Royal Navy student aviator at the 33rd Fighter Wing, training to be an F-35B Lightning II instructor pilot, completed his first sortie…

100th F-35 Lightning II Sortie

07/14/2012
07/26/2012: 100th F-35 Lightning II Sortie 7/12/2012 Marine Lt. Col. David Berke, commanding officer for the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, taxis in from completing the 100th F-35 Lightning II sortie at the 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. July 11. The 33rd FW’s 100 flights completed include 74…