An F-35B Lightning II aircraft stands ready for flight
Summary
An F-35B Lightning II aircraft stands ready for flight operations during Exercise Steel Knight at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 10, 2015. The F-35B is a single seat, single engine stealth multi-role fighter bringing the Marine Corps into a whole new generation of aircraft. Exercise Steel Knight allowed for Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 and Marine Operational and Test Evaluation Squadron 22 to train on integrating the F-35B and find its place in the Marine Air Ground Task Force, while giving the ground forces of 1st Marine Division the ability to become familiar with it.
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flight operations
f 35
marine corps air ground combat center twentynine palms
aircraft
1st marine division
california
aviation
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vmx 22
lightning ii
f 35 b lightning ii
vmfa 121
exercise steel knight
sgt eric keenan
defense media activity marines
adding lightning to steel knight
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us marine corps
jet aircraft
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military aircraft
air ground task force
Date
10/12/2015
Location
Twentynine Palms Base (historical)
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34.22900, -116.05685
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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