2015年12月11日，美国加利福尼亚州二十九棕榈村战略远征机场，钢铁骑士-2016，VMFA-121“绿衣骑士”战斗攻击机中队一架 F-35B 使用短距滑跑方式起飞。（An F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, performs a conventional take-off at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field during Exercise Steel Knight 2016 aboard the Combat Center, Dec. 11, 2015. This year’s iteration of Exercise Steel Knight works to advance 1st Marine Division’s warfighting capabilities, to include interoperability between the ground and air forces and integration of the F-35B.）

2015年12月10日，美国加利福尼亚州彭德尔顿营陆战队基地，钢铁骑士-2016，VMFA-121“绿衣骑士”战斗攻击机中队一架 F-35B 在滑行。（An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 taxis down the runway at Red Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10. This is the first time that the F-35 conducted close air support missions in support of exercise Steel Knight.）

2015年12月10日，美国加利福尼亚州彭德尔顿营陆战队基地，钢铁骑士-2016，VMFA-121“绿衣骑士”战斗攻击机中队一架 F-35B 在加油点垂降。（An F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducts a vertical landing on at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) aboard Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. VMFA-121 marked another important milestone in the evolution of the aircraft conducting their first Close Air Support (CAS) missions in support of ground combat elements during exercise Steel Knight 16.）

2015年12月10日，美国加利福尼亚州彭德尔顿营陆战队基地，钢铁骑士-2016，VMFA-121“绿衣骑士”战斗攻击机中队一架 F-35B 在加油点垂降。（An F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducts a vertical landing at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) aboard Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. VMFA-121 marked another important milestone in the evolution of the aircraft conducting their first Close Air Support (CAS) missions in support of ground combat elements during exercise Steel Knight 16.）

美国海军陆战队 VMFA-121“绿衣骑士”战斗攻击机中队一架 F-35B 在奥格登空军后勤中心完成改装后起飞进行试飞。（A Marine Corps F-35B STOVL Joint Strike Fighter aircraft takes off at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 18, 2015. The aircraft was undergoing a functional check flight following modifications at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex.）

美国海军陆战队 VMFA-121“绿衣骑士”战斗攻击机中队一架 F-35B 在奥格登空军后勤中心完成改装后进行试飞。（A Marine Corps F-35B STOVL Joint Strike Fighter aircraft completes its first-ever check flight at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 18, 2015. The aircraft was undergoing a functional check flight following modifications at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex.）

美国海军陆战队 VMFA-121“绿衣骑士”战斗攻击机中队一架 F-35B 在2015年米拉玛航空展上表演。（An F-35B Lightning II performs a hovering demonstration during the 2015 MCAS Miramar Air Show aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 3. This is the aircraft’s second appearance at the Miramar Air Show.）

美国海军陆战队 VMFA-121“绿衣骑士”战斗攻击机中队一架 F-35B 在2015年米拉玛航空展上表演。（An F-35B Lightning II performs a demonstration during the 2015 MCAS Miramar Air Show aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 3. This is the aircraft’s second appearance at the Miramar Air Show.）

2015年10月15日，美国海军陆战队 VMFA-121“绿衣骑士”战斗攻击机中队 F-35B 在武器和战术教官（WTI 1-16）培训课程中进行空中加油。（A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) conducts an aerial refuel in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-16 near Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 15, 2015. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.）

2015年10月1日，美国亚利桑那州尤马海军陆战队航空站，VMFA-121“绿衣骑士”战斗攻击机中队二架 F-35B 在武器和战术教官（WTI 1-16）培训课程中准备夜航，WTI是海军陆战队第1航空武器和战术中队（MAWTS-1）主导的航空兵高级战术训练，旨在为航空武器的使用制定方案和标准。（U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Colin J. Newbold, front, and Maj. Mark A. Noble, F-35B Lightning II pilots taxi on a runway in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-16 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 1, 2015. Newbold's flight was historic in nature since it marked the first WTI class to fully integrate F-35s into the course. WTI 1-16 is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre which emphasizes operation integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.）