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US Navy sailors sculpt F-35C stealth fighter for Japan’s iconic snow festival
The C-model is the Navy’s carrier-capable variant and the fifth-generation fighter. Strike Fighter Squadron 147, the ...
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US Marine Corps releases long-term aviation strategy with additional F-35C purchases
The US Marine Corps (USMC) released its 2025 Marine Aviation Plan on 3 February, which details long-term changes the service ...
US Fighter Jets Train To Survive Missile War
An F-35A fighter jet was refueled and loaded with four missiles simultaneously while keeping its engine running during a test ...
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‘Dirt Boyz’ practice making Yokota’s airfield more resilient against attacks
Members of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron — known as the “Dirt Boyz” — practiced quickly repairing concrete as they would ...
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Restored ‘Franken-bird’ F-35 returns to flight
After more than a year of work, engineers and maintenance experts from the US Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully flew ...
First-ever fully operational F-35 rebuilt from separate crash casualties
Combining major structures from separate F-35s to build a fully operational plane is an Air Force first. Both these damaged jets would've otherwise ended up as ...
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US Air Force uses damaged aircraft to restore F-35 to combat-ready status
Franken-bird”: The US Air Force has used sections from two damaged aircraft to restore an F-35 to combat-ready status.
Depot training at Cherry Point prepares Marines for F-35 recovery scenarios
Heather Wilburn Fleet Readiness Center EastMARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – How does a Marine Corps unit train ...