美国海军陆战队 VMFAT-501“军阀”训练中队 F-35B 联合攻击战斗机在空中加油训练中飞越大西洋北卡罗来纳沿岸。（A naval aviator with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 flies above Eastern North Carolina during aerial refueling training with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 April 14, 2015. The nearly 33,000 pound aircraft is capable of short takeoff/vertical landing, enabling the Marine Corps to expand its expeditionary force projection capabilities. VMFAT-501 is the Corps’ only active training squadron for the F-35B, which provides a multi-role, fifth-generation fighter attack capability for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. VMFAT-501 is based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., and VMGR-252 is based at MCAS Cherry Point.）

美国海军陆战队 VMFAT-501“军阀”训练中队 F-35B 联合攻击战斗机在空中加油训练中飞越大西洋北卡罗来纳沿岸。（A naval aviator with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 flies above Eastern North Carolina inside of an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter during aerial refueling training with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, April 14, 2015. VMFAT-501 is the Corps’ only active training squadron for the F-35B, which provides a multi-role, fifth-generation fighter attack capability for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. VMFAT-501 is based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., and VMGR-252 is based at MCAS Cherry Point.）

美国海军陆战队 VMFAT-501“军阀”训练中队 F-35B 联合攻击战斗机在大西洋北卡罗来纳沿岸空域进行空中加油训练。（A naval aviator with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 pilots an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter above Eastern North Carolina during aerial refueling training with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, April 14, 2015. VMFAT-501 is the Corps’ only active training squadron for the F-35B, which provides a multi-role, fifth-generation fighter attack capability for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. VMFAT-501 is based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., and VMGR-252 is based at MCAS Cherry Point.）

大西洋北卡罗来纳沿岸，美国海军陆战队 VMFAT-501“军阀”训练中队 F-35B 联合攻击战斗机在空中加油训练中准备对接。（A naval aviator with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 pilots an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter above Eastern North Carolina during aerial refueling training with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, April 14, 2015. VMFAT-501 is the Corps’ only active training squadron for the F-35B, which provides a multi-role, fifth-generation fighter attack capability for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. VMFAT-501 is based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., and VMGR-252 is based at MCAS Cherry Point.）

美国海军陆战队 VMFA-121 战斗攻击机中队的 F-35B 联合攻击战斗机在“尤马航展-2015”中准备起飞。（As part of the annual Yuma Airshow, a F-35 Lightning II prepares to lift off aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015. ）

美国海军陆战队 VMFA-121 战斗攻击机中队的 F-35B 联合攻击战斗机在“尤马航展-2015”中准备垂直起飞。（As part of the annual Yuma Airshow, a F-35 Lightning II prepares to lift off aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015.）

美国海军陆战队 VMFAT-501“军阀”训练中队的 F-35B 联合攻击战斗机从“黄蜂”号两栖攻击舰上完成第一阶段作战测试后返回博福特陆战队航空站。（An F-35B Lightning II takes off on the flight deck of USS Wasp (LHD-1) during routine daylight operations, as part of Operational Testing 1, May 22. Data and lessons learned during. the operational test will lay the groundwork for future F-35B deployments aboard amphibious ships.）

大西洋，美国海军陆战队 VMFA-121 战斗攻击机中队的 F-35B 联合攻击战斗机在“黄蜂”号两栖攻击舰上等待加油。这是 F-35B 第一阶段作战测试，为7月形成初始作战能力奠定基础。（An F-35B Lightning II awaits refueling before a night operations exercise during F-35B Operational Testing (OT-1) aboard USS Wasp (LHD-1) May 20, 2015. Over the course of about two weeks, U.S. Marines, U.K. military and industry partners will evaluate the full spectrum of F-35B measures of suitability and effectiveness, as well as assessing the integration of the aircraft into the spectrum of amphibious-based flight operations.）

大西洋，美国海军陆战队 VMFAT-501“军阀”训练中队的 F-35B 联合攻击战斗机从“黄蜂”号两栖攻击舰上起飞。这是 F-35B 第一阶段作战测试，为7月形成初始作战能力奠定基础。（ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 29, 2015) An F-35B Lightning II departs the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as Operational Testing Phase One (OT-1) comes to an end. Wasp, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 and VMFAT-501 embarked, conducted the first phase of OT-1, which evaluated the full spectrum of F-35B measures of suitability and effectiveness in an at-sea environment. Data and lessons learned lay the groundwork for F-35B deployments aboard U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships following the Marine Corps' initial operating capability (IOC) declaration in July 2015.）

大西洋，美国海军陆战队 VMFAT-501“军阀”训练中队的 F-35B 联合攻击战斗机在“黄蜂”号两栖攻击舰上进行维护。这是 F-35B 第一阶段作战测试，为7月形成初始作战能力奠定基础。（Maintenance is performed on an F-35B Lightning II on the flight deck of USS Wasp (LHD-1) during routine daylight operations, a part of Operational Testing 1, May 22. OT-1 is serving the purpose of evaluating the full spectrum of F-35B measures of suitability and effectiveness, as well as assessing the integration of the aircraft into the spectrum of flight operations. The F-35B is with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.）