#FighterFriday Posted on June 3, 2022 by alert5 A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, departs a Forward Arming and Refueling Point with ordnance at Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma, Arizona, May 25, 2022. The weapons configuration consists of six guided bombs, with four mounted onto the wings and two loaded into the weapons bay, as well as a Air Intercept Missile 9X. MAG-13 squadrons are capable of conducting offensive air support, anti-aircraft warfare, and aviation reconnaissance from expeditionary sites in any clime and place. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz) Related posts (Automatically Generated): VMFA(AW)-225 reactivated as VMFA-225 VMA-214 re-designated as VMFA-214 CO of VMFA-225 fired for making low-level pass during sundown ceremony USMC F/A-18, F-35B hit maritime target more than 1,000 nautical miles away Hot-loading a F-35 VMFA-211 given “Top Honors” for Red Flag 20-3