An interview with the first F-35B pilot to land on JS Izumo

Greg did an interview with Lt. Col. Robert Guyette on the second last day of the Singapore Airshow. Guyette is the first person to land and take off from JS Izumo with the F-35B.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Robert Guyette, executive officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, holds a Japanese Ship Izumo patch from an F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo off the coast of Japan, Oct. 3, 2021. U.S. Marines and Sailors embarked aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo in support of the first ever F-35B Lightning II operations aboard a Japanese vessel. The U.S. and Japan continue to work closely together to broaden their operational capabilities, support the Treaty of mutual Cooperation and Security, and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon)


Guyette also happens to be the pilot flying the F-35B flying demonstration at the show last month.

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