On March 21, 2013, the Marine Corps’ first operational F-35B performed its first Short Take Off, Vertical Landing (STOVL) operations at MCAS Yuma, Ariz.
The Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23’s Pax River Integrated Test Force made aviation history when they completed airborne gunfire testing for the F-35B. U.S. Navy Video by Dane …
F-35B test aircraft BF-4 executes a vertical landing on the deck of USS WASP (LHD-1) the morning of Oct. 6, 2011. BF-4 follows BF-2, which landed on Oct. 3. BF-4 …
The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variant completed ship suitability testing aboard the USS WASP (LHD-1) off the coast of Virginia in October 2011. Combined, F-35B test aircraft BF-2 and BF-4 …
On Feb. 24, 2012, the U.S. Marine Corps officially welcomed the latest fighter in its arsenal, the F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variant, to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.