The goal of the Marine Corps air wing is to support Marines fighting on the ground. While they fly numerous different types of aircraft, their two main jet fighters are the Lockheed Martin F-35B ...

In his role as a pilot with the Marine Corps air demonstration team, Maj. Craig Norris flew the F-35B Lightning II at airshows along the West Coast in 2024. While the fighter aircraft's capabilities ...

The US Marine Corps says one of its F-35B stealth fighter squadrons flew almost 5,000 hours without any mishaps while on deployment this year. The five months in the US CENTCOM area of operations, ...

Despite radius and payload constraints, the F-35B is well-suited to meet the Marine Corps’ operational demands. Out of the three Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II variants, the F-35B, in use with the ...

An F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, on Saturday. (LCpl. Erick Reyes/U.S. Marine Corps) A Marine fighter attack ...

SAN DIEGO -- The Marine Corps is forming the first squadron of pilots to fly the next-generation strike fighter jet, months after lawmakers raised concern that there was a rush to end the testing of ...

The US Marine Corps says a squadron flew F-35Bs for thousands of hours without any mishaps. It's an achievement for the stealth fighter and Corps aviation, Marine Corps Forces Central Command said.

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