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Marines filed paperwork to declare IOC for F-35B

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The U.S. Marine Corps has filed all the necessary paperwork to declare Initial Operational Capability for the F-35B, Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, deputy commandant for Marine aviation, told reporters.

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), lands for the first time at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, San Diego 130712-M-DF987-003
By Lance Cpl. Allison Herman [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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