NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN—An F-35B F-35 Lightning II from
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NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN—An F-35B F-35 Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, refuels in flight while transiting the Pacific from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 9, 2017, with its final destination of Iwakuni, Japan, to join 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. VMFA-121, originally an F/A-18 squadron was re-designated as the Marine Corps’ first F-35 squadron in 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens)
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joint strike fighter
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joint base elmendorf richardson
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marine fighter attack squadron vmfa 121
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north pacific ocean
vmfa 121 makes its maiden voyage to japan
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09/01/2017
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