{"id":49902,"date":"2018-04-03T20:37:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T20:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/03\/marines-set-more-milestones-with-f-35b\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:42:15","slug":"marines-set-more-milestones-with-f-35b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2018\/04\/03\/marines-set-more-milestones-with-f-35b\/","title":{"rendered":"Marines set more milestones with F-35B"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Corps recently set two new milestones for the F-35 B Lightening II.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

The Corps recently set two new milestones for the F-35 program<\/a> as it continues to transition to the high-tech aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last Thursday, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 out of Yuma, Arizona, conducted its first flight operations with the F-35B Lightning II<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis was a critical moment for us because it got the ball rolling for us to have a fully operational squadron,\u201d Lt. Col. John P. Price, the commander of VMFA-122, said in a command release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, March 24, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 loaded a 1,000-pound bomb onto an F-35B aboard the amphibious assault ship Wasp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was the first-time live munitions have been loaded onto an F-35 while underway during a deployment. The Wasp has been operating in the Philippine Sea with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\t