A member of the U.S. special forces was killed during a raid on Al Qaeda fighters in central Yemen. A V-22 dispatched to evacuate the wounded later had to make a hard landing and the wreckage was later deliberately destroyed.
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First pilot to clock 1,000 hours on the F-35
After flying the F-35 for eight years, Lockheed Martin test pilot David “Doc” Nelson became the first pilot to achieve 1,000 flight hours on the jet during a test sortie Jan. 6.
Photo: Tom Reynolds/Lockheed Martin
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F-35Bs arrived in Japan!
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
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.
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F-35Bs could appear in South Korean war games
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.
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