F-35B In Training Squadron Experienced Fire In Weapons Bay; Investigation Ongoing
An F-35B Joint Strike Fighter with the Marine Corps’ training squadron experienced a fire in its weapons bay during a…
MAWTS-1 Advancing F-35B, Marine Aviation Operations For Future Fight
This article is the second in a two-part series on the future of Marine Corps aviation. To read about how…
Marines Refining F-35B Operations, Maintenance At Sea During Final Developmental Test
This article is the first in a two-part series on the future of Marine Corps aviation. To read about how MAWTS-1…
USS Wasp to Japan Next Year in Support of Marine F-35B Squadron Next Year; USS Bonhomme Richard to San Diego
CORRECTION: A previous version of this post had the incorrect unit number for the first Marine Fighter Attack Squadron to…
Underway on USS America
ABOARD USS AMERICA — The new amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) has raised more than a few questions in…
F-35B Tactics Evolving As Pilots’ Understanding Of Technology Matures
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Marine Corps’ top aviator said the F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter pilots have matured in…
Marine Corps F-35B Makes its Red Flag Air Combat Debut
The Marine Corps’ next-generation fighter took to the skies last week with its military contemporaries during Red Flag, the military’s…
Second F-35B Squadron Stands Up At Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
The Marine Corps’ second F-35B Joint Strike Fighter squadron stood up today, as the AV-8B Harrier-flying Marine Attack Squadron (VMA)…
Marines Taking 30 Hornets From Boneyard, Navy Inventory To Address Readiness Crisis
Marine Corps aviation, struggling to meet its operational and training missions with a shrinking fleet of aged F/A-18 Hornets, is…
Opinion: Expanding the Distributed Lethality Web
The U.S. Navy’s Aegis Weapon System revolutionized fleet air defense at the height of the Cold War. The 1983 commissioning…