美国加利福尼亚州米拉玛海军陆战队航空站，2016米拉玛航空展，VMFA-211“威克岛复仇者”战斗攻击机中队的 F-35B“闪电”II 垂直起降联合攻击战斗机准备起飞表演。（The F-35B Lightning II prepares to begin its demonstration at the 2016 MCAS Miramar Air Show aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 23. The F-35 is slated to take the place of the Marine Corps鈥?EA-6B Prowlers, AV-8B Harriers and the F/A-18 Hornets. The MCAS Miramar Air Show showcases world-class performers, military flight demonstration teams, the capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and celebrates Miramar longstanding relationship with the local San Diego community.）

2016年9月21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 F-35B 在武器和战术教官（WTI 1-17）培训课程中，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. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct the first ever hot load on the F-35B Lightning II in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-17 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 22, 2016. The exercise is part of WTI 1-17, a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized 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.）

2016年9月22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 F-35B 在武器和战术教官（WTI 1-17）培训课程中，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. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct the first hot load on a F-35B Lightning II in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) 1-17 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 22, 2016. This exercise was part of WTI 1-17, a seven week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (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.）

2016年9月22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 F-35B 在武器和战术教官（WTI 1-17）培训课程中第一次执行热坑挂弹，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. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct the first ever hot load on the F-35B Lightning II in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-17 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 22, 2016. The exercise is part of WTI 1-17, a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized 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.）

2016年9月22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 F-35B 在武器和战术教官（WTI 1-17）培训课程中第一次执行热坑挂弹，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. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct the first ever hot load on the F-35B Lightning II in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-17 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 22, 2016. The exercise is part of WTI 1-17, a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized 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.）

2016年9月22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 F-35B 在武器和战术教官（WTI 1-17）培训课程中第一次执行热坑挂弹，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. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct the first ever hot load on the F-35B Lightning II in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-17 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 22, 2016. The exercise is part of WTI 1-17, a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized 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.）

太平洋，美国海军 VX-23 空中测试与评估中队的 F-35B“闪电”II 在美利坚号两栖攻击舰上进行第三阶段海上初始开发测试（DT-III）。此次测试共有七架F-35B（从10月28日开始到11月中旬）登上美利坚号。（BF-1, Flt 607, Mr Peter "Wizzer" Wilson, BF-5, Flt 259, Major John Dirk, Arrive aboard USS America for STOVL DT-III, 28 October 2018.）

太平洋，美国海军陆战队VMX-1作战测试和评估中队的 F-35B“闪电”II 在美利坚号两栖攻击舰上进行海上操作测试（OT）。此次测试共有七架F-35B（从10月28日开始到11月中旬）登上美利坚号，其中两架用于DT-III测试，五架用于OT测试，包括VMFA-211和VX-23中队。（Five Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft landed on the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Friday, October 28. America will embark a total of seven F-35Bs during this testing period -- two are scheduled to begin the third shipboard phase of developmental test (DT-III) and five are scheduled to conduct operational testing.）

太平洋，美国海军陆战队VMX-1作战测试和评估中队的 F-35B“闪电”II 在美利坚号两栖攻击舰上进行海上操作测试（OT）。此次测试共有七架F-35B（从10月28日开始到11月中旬）登上美利坚号，其中两架用于DT-III测试，五架用于OT测试，包括VMFA-211和VX-23中队。（Five Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft landed on the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Friday, October 28. America will embark a total of seven F-35Bs during this testing period -- two are scheduled to begin the third shipboard phase of developmental test (DT-III) and five are scheduled to conduct operational testing.）

太平洋，美国海军陆战队VMX-1作战测试和评估中队的 F-35B“闪电”II 在美利坚号两栖攻击舰上进行海上操作测试（OT）。此次测试共有七架F-35B（从10月28日开始到11月中旬）登上美利坚号，其中两架用于DT-III测试，五架用于OT测试，包括VMFA-211和VX-23中队。（PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 3, 2016) Marines assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) attach a test bomb to an F-35B Lightning II aircraft on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) to test the F-35B with full armament during take-off and flight. The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant is the world first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft. America, with VMX-1, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) embarked, are underway conducting operational testing and the third phase of developmental testing for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft, respectively. The tests will evaluate the full spectrum of joint strike fighter measures of suitability and effectiveness in an at-sea environment.）