An AH-1Z Viper assigned to the Marine Operational Test
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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot
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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael Rountree, commanding
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Sgt Anthony Delgado and Cpl Charlton Hale with Marine
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Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501),
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Marines hook up support equipment before a weapons
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Capt Jacob Slaughter with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
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The Honorable Ambassador Robert W. Johnson IV, Ambassador
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Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 conduct
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F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters assigned to
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Leaders from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 observe
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F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter
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Maj Gregg Borman with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
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161028-N-SS390-002 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2016) An
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161028-N-SS390-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2016) An
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The Marine Corps' F-35 variant makes a vertical landing
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F-35B flight operations Oct. 8 during First of Class
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Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 prepare
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An F-35 Lightning II rolls down the 33rd Fighter Wing
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The Shockwave Jet Truck makes a high speed pass down
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U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft attached
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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Richard Rusnok, commanding
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Royal Navy aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has
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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot
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The full United Kingdom (UK) Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
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An F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter flown by
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Capt Christopher Streicher \with Marine Fighter Attack
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Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 prepare
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MSgt Aaron Martin with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
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Capt Michael Delaisse with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
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Capt Andrew Sanchez with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
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Capt Andrew Sanchez with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
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Capt Christopher Streicher with Marine Fighter Attack
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A Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA)
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Navy Rear Adm. Mathias Winter, the Deputy Program Executive
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F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots, U.S.
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Capt Michael Delaisse with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
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Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501),
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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. James Bardo, Commanding
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An F-35B Lightning II assigned to the United Kingdom’s
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PACIFIC OCEAN -- Two F-35B Lightning II's sit on the
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Royal Navy Commander Nathan Gray, test pilot with the
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A Marine F-35B joint strike fighter seems to hover
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The full United Kingdom (UK) Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
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LtCol Joseph Freshour, the commanding officer of Marine
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F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter
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LtCol Joseph Freshour, the commanding officer of Marine
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Capt Michael Delaisse with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
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Cpl Austin Figueroa and Cpl Jesus Morales with Marine
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A Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA)
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Cpl. Brandon Nordlund performs a weapons functional
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Airman 1st Class John Patterson, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance
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Marines load ordnance onto an F-35B Lightning II during
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Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan (right) shakes hands with Vice
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An F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
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Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray in his F35B following
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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot
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F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter
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The full United Kingdom (UK) Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
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Capt Christopher Streicher with Marine Fighter Attack
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Yuma's second F-35B, BF-20, arrives at Marine Corps
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Col Simon Doran complete pre-flight checks in an F-35B
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Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 load
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F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter
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An F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter assigned
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Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA)
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F-35B Lightning II completes a Vertical Landing during DT-II aboard US...
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United Kingdom Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Frankie
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Col. Bill Lieblein, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft
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F-35 Lightning II variants fill the 33rd Fighter Wing’s
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An F-35B Lightning II assigned to the United Kingdom’s
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Marine Sgt Anthony Delgado with Marine Fighter Attack
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A Lockheed Martin maintainer pulls the chocks from
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A Lockheed Martin maintainer for the Naval F-35C Lightning
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An F-35B Lightning II performs a demonstration during
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — Two Aircraft Maintenance
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Royal Navy aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has
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F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters assigned to
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F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters assigned to
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Marine test pilot Maj. Joseph T. Bachmann exists the
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Greg Shelton, a 450 Super Stearman pilot, performs
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F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter
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181006-N-N0101-372 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 6, 2018)
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Sgt Anthony Delgado and Cpl Charlton Hale with Marine
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Capt Michael Delaisse with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
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Maj Gregg Borman with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
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An F-35B Lightning II performs an aerial maneuver
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PACIFIC OCEAN -- A UH-1Y Venom prepares to land aboard
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BF-02 piloted by Dan Levin tests vertical landings
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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Richard Rusnok, left, outgoing
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An F-35B with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, "The
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Staff Sgt. Mark Freeman, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance
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An F-35B Lightning II performs a hovering demonstration
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A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to
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U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned
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LtCol Joseph Freshour, the commanding officer of Marine
LtCol Joseph Freshour, the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, accelerates as he prepares to launch from the deck of Her Majesty's Ship (HMS) Queen Elizabeth armed with a Gun Pod Un... More