2013年12月9日，美国亚利桑那州尤马海军陆战队航空站，在“钢铁骑士”合成演习期间，美国海军陆战队 HMH-361 重型直升机中队两架 CH-53E“超级种马”直升机准备起飞。（Two U.S. Marines Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helocopters with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) prepare to take off from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. on Dec. 9, 2013, during exercise Steel Knight (SK-14). SK-14 is a large-scale combined arms, live-fire exercise integrating ground troops from 1st Marine Division, aviation and logistical support from 3rd MAW and 1st Marine Logistics Group to ensure that our nation is fully prepared for employment as a maneuver force across the range of military operations.）

2013年12月9日，美国亚利桑那州尤马海军陆战队航空站，在“钢铁骑士”合成演习期间，美国海军陆战队 HMLA-469 轻型攻击直升机中队的 UH-1Y“毒液”通用直升机正在起飞。该型机升级了发动机和全数位数据链驾驶舱，并加装FLIR侦查系统，用以替代服役时间较长的 UH-1N 直升机。（A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) take off from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. on Dec. 9, 2013, during exercise Steel Knight (SK-14). SK-14 is a large-scale combined arms, live-fire exercise integrating ground troops from 1st Marine Division, aviation and logistical support from 3rd MAW and 1st Marine Logistics Group to ensure that our nation is fully prepared for employment as a maneuver force across the range of military operations.）

2013年12月9日，美国亚利桑那州尤马海军陆战队航空站，在“钢铁骑士”合成演习期间，美国海军陆战队 HMLA-469 轻型攻击直升机中队的 AH-1W“超级眼镜蛇”攻击直升机正在起飞。（A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) take off from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. on Dec. 9, 2013, during exercise Steel Knight (SK-14). SK-14 is a large-scale combined arms, live-fire exercise integrating ground troops from 1st Marine Division, aviation and logistical support from 3rd MAW and 1st Marine Logistics Group to ensure that our nation is fully prepared for employment as a maneuver force across the range of military operations.）

2013年8月25日，大西洋，美国海军陆战队 F-35B“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机在“黄蜂”号两栖攻击舰上垂直降落，其尾流激起的水汽在阳光照射下产生了彩虹效果。（BF-1 flight #337, piloted by L.Col. C.R. Clift, and BF-5 flight #97, piloted by Capt. Michael Kingen, performedSTOVL operations today aboard the USS WASP DT-II）

2013年8月27日，大西洋，美国海军陆战队 F-35B“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机 BF-01 号原型机在“黄蜂”号两栖攻击舰上进行第二阶段垂直降落测试。（An F-35 Lightning II aircraft hovers prior to landing on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 27, 2013. The ship was underway in support of F-35B Lightning II Developmental Testing Phase II, which validated operational capabilities of the aircraft for amphibious platforms.）

2013年8月27日，大西洋，美国海军陆战队 F-35B“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机 BF-01 号原型机在“黄蜂”号两栖攻击舰上进行第二阶段垂直降落测试。（An F-35 Lightning II aircraft sits on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 27, 2013. The ship was underway in support of F-35B Lightning II Developmental Testing Phase II, which validated operational capabilities of the aircraft for amphibious platforms.）

2013年8月27日，大西洋，美国海军陆战队 F-35B“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机 BF-01 号原型机在“黄蜂”号两栖攻击舰上打开升力风扇舱盖准备起飞。（An F-35 Lightning II aircraft sits on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 27, 2013. The ship was underway in support of F-35B Lightning II Developmental Testing Phase II, which validated operational capabilities of the aircraft for amphibious platforms.）

2013年8月27日，大西洋，美国海军陆战队 F-35B“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机 BF-01 号原型机在“黄蜂”号两栖攻击舰上打开升力风扇舱盖准备起飞。（An F-35 Lightning II aircraft sits on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) Aug. 27, 2013. The ship was underway in support of F-35B Lightning II Developmental Testing Phase II, which validated operational capabilities of the aircraft for amphibious platforms.）

2013年8月27日，大西洋，美国海军陆战队 F-35B“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机 BF-01 号原型机在“黄蜂”号两栖攻击舰上进行第二阶段测试，以验证其在两栖作战平台上的作战能力。（An F-35 Lightning II aircraft sits on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) Aug. 27, 2013. The ship was underway in support of F-35B Lightning II Developmental Testing Phase II, which validated operational capabilities of the aircraft for amphibious platforms.）

2014年5月6日，美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，第33战斗机联队的 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机进行热炕加油训练。热炕加油指的是在发动机运转的情况下加油。（An F-35A Lightning II receives fuel from an extended arm attached to a hot pit station on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline May 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The fuels flight facilitates the four hot pit stations on the 33rd FW flightline used by Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy F-35 Lightning II aircraft.）