08/26/2013: Four F-35B Joint Strike Fighters Lighting II take-off from the flight line of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 16. Credit:Marine Corps Air Station Yuma:8/15/13
04/10/2013: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducted its first F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Short Take Off, Vertical Landing operations aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. at approximately 8:45 a.m. March 21. This was also the first dual flight of VMFA-121 F-35B aircraft. F-35 test pilot Maj. Richard Rusnok…
02/27/2013: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) conducted its first operational F-35B Lightning II flight at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 21, 2013. VMFA-121 joined Marine Aircraft Group 13, Third Marine Aircraft Wing, in November 2012 as the Corp’s first operational F-35B squadron. Credit:Marine Corps Air Station Yuma:2/21/13…
11/27/2012: On our visit to the Fort Worth FAL in November 2012, we walked the factory floor after our visit to Yuma in preparation for the arrival of planes for the F-35 squadron there. During the visit, we saw several F-35Bs for the Yuma squadron(s) being built or prepared for…
11/19/2012: Over the past few months, the F-35Bs about to deploy to the first USMC squadron at Yuma Arizona have been getting ready to go. [slidepress gallery='getting-ready-for-yuma'] These photos are credited to Lockheed Martin and show the aircraft getting ready for its transfer to MCAS Yuma.
