Marine Corps gets 1st F-35B
The Marine Corps received its first F-35B aircraft, the Marine Corps variant of the F-35 Lightning II, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Wednesday. MCAS Yuma will get five squadrons of F-35B, each with 16 aircraft, and one operational test and evaluation squadron of eight aircraft.
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Marine Corps gets 1st F-35B.
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — The Marine Corps received its first F-35B aircraft, the Marine Corps variant of the F-35 Lightning II, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Wednesday.As the future home of the first squadrons of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in the country.
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