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F-35Bs arrived in Japan!

Posted on January 18, 2017January 18, 2017 by alert5

Two USMC F-35Bs from VMFA-121 have arrived at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan around 17:30 JST today.

VMFA-121 on its way to Japan

Posted on January 18, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. Marine Corps has released some pictures of the F-35B above the North Pacific Ocean as VMFA-121 make its way to Japan for the type’s first overseas deployment.

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN—Marine Corps F-35Bs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, transit the Pacific from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 9, 2017, with its final destination of Iwakuni, Japan, to join 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. VMFA-121, originally an F/A-18 squadron was re-designated as the Marine Corps’ first F-35 squadron in 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens)

F-35Bs could appear in South Korean war games

Posted on January 15, 2017January 15, 2017 by alert5

South Korean news outlet Donga reported that the Pentagon might bring its F-35Bs to this year’s iteration of exercise Foal Eagle and Key Resolve in March.