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By Nov 4, 2019
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The Marine Corps could deploy more F-35-laden ‘Lightning Carriers’ amid high demand for flattops, Navy secretary says

When Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer pitched sending an aircraft carrier into early retirement, he had an idea for how to answer the call for flattops around the world: an...
By Oct 15, 2019
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The Marine Corps’s dream of ‘Lightning Carrier’ laden with F-35s is slowly becoming a reality

The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) is currently conducting "routing operations" with 13 F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighters in the eastern Pacific as part of a effort to...
By Aug 14, 2019
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Marine Corps F-35s practice ‘shock and awe’ strikes in the Pacific with back-to-back bombing runs

Marine Corps F-35s recently carried out the first at-sea "hot reload" of ordnance, dropping 1,000-pound bombs in the Pacific in rapid succession, the service said in a statement
By Jul 25, 2019
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The F-35 reportedly can’t use its afterburners without its critical stealth tech ‘bubbling and blistering’

Apparently Navy and Marine Corps F-35 fighters have to choose between speed and stealth
By Jul 9, 2019
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Marine pilots eligible for up to $280,000 to keep flying with the Corps

"The aviation populations targeted are Captains (O-3s) and Majors (O-4s) within the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, F/A-18 Hornet, AV-8 Harrier, MV-22 Osprey, C-130 Hercules, UH-1 Huey, AH-1 Cobra, and CH-53...
By May 14, 2019
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A bird beat up a Marine Corps F-35B fighter, causing at least $2 million in damages

A Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighter was recently forced to abort take-off after a surprise bird strike, Maj. Eric Flanagan, a spokesman for 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, told Marine...
By Mar 20, 2019
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The Navy says its F-35C is ready for a fight. The Navy’s own data says otherwise

In February, the commander of the U.S. Naval Air Forces proclaimed that the Navy's F-35C Joint Strike Fighter was "ready for operations, ready for combat and ready to win" —...
By Feb 25, 2019
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On its first combat deployment, the Marine Corps’ F-35 bombed both the Taliban and ISIS

"Every single one of the pilots employed ordnance in theater. So, we were very busy."
By Oct 25, 2018
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Marine F-35s Grounded Again As Yet Another Frickin’ Thing Needs To Be Replaced

The trouble continues for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the aircraft with more bugs than Klendathu. A “couple dozen” Marine Corps … Continued
By Oct 11, 2018
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From 1st Combat Strike To 1st Crash: It’s Been A Chaotic Month For The F-35

The last few weeks have been a roller coaster for the F-35, from its first combat airstrike, to its first … Continued