VMFA-121 practice hot-loading AIM-120

During the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 in Yuma, Marines from VMFA-121 practice hot-loading the AIM-120 on the F-35B. During a hot-load, the engine of the aircraft is still running while ordnance is being attached.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 Load Ordnance on a F-35B Lightning II
Photo By: Lance Cpl. Koby Saunders