2013年8月20日，大西洋，美国海军陆战队 F-35B“闪电”II 短距/垂直起降型系统发展与验证机在“黄蜂”号两栖攻击舰上进行第二阶段垂直降落试验。（An F-35B test aircraft hovers above the USS Wasp while another operates around the ship in short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) mode on Aug. 20, 2013. The two aircraft were participating in Developmental Test Phase Two for the U.S. Marine Corps STOVL variant of the F-35.）

2013年8月20日，大西洋，美国海军陆战队 F-35B“闪电”II 短距/垂直起降型系统发展与验证机在“黄蜂”号两栖攻击舰上进行垂直降落试验，另一架 F-35B（BF-05）则在空中悬停。（An F-35B test aircraft hovers above the USS Wasp while another operates around the ship in short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) mode on Aug. 20, 2013. The two aircraft were participating in Developmental Test Phase Two for the U.S. Marine Corps STOVL variant of the F-35.）

2013年8月20日，大西洋，美国海军陆战队 F-35B“闪电”II 短距/垂直起降型系统发展与验证机在“黄蜂”号两栖攻击舰上进行垂直降落试验，后面有一架直升机在盘旋担任空中观测机。（An F-35B test aircraft hovers above the USS Wasp while a helicopter supporting F-35B ship trials operates around the ship on Aug. 20, 2013.）

2012年2月28日，美国马里兰州帕塔克森特河海军航空站，美国海军陆战队第二架（BF-02）F-35B“闪电”II 系统发展与验证机进行垂直起降测试。（F-35 Lightning II Program Surpasses 5,000 Flight Hours，FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 3, 2012 – The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II program surpassed 5,000 flight hours last month. This milestone was reached by the combined F-35 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) aircraft flying at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., and the training aircraft flying at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All three variants, the F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL), the Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) and Carrier Variant (CV), participated in achievement of this goal.）

2013年8月3日，美国马里兰州帕塔克森特河海军航空站，美国海军陆战队 F-35B 短距起飞/垂直降落型系统发展与验证机进行第500次垂直降落试验。（FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug.6, 2013 – The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft completed its 500th vertical landing August 3. BF-1, the aircraft which completed this achievement, also accomplished the variant’s first vertical landing in March 2010 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.）

2011年1月11日，洛克希德·马丁公司向美国海军陆战队交付的第一架生产型 F-35B 短距起飞/垂直降落型联合攻击战斗机抵达佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，这架飞机被分配给 VMFAT-501 战斗/攻击机训练中队。（The first two Marine Corps F-35B aircraft arrives at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., home of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Jan. 11. Both aircraft were piloted by Marine Corps pilots from Fort Worth, Texas, and are planned to be used for pilot and maintainer training.）

2011年1月11日，美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，洛克希德·马丁公司向美国海军陆战队交付的第一架生产型 F-35B 短距起飞/垂直降落型联合攻击战斗机抵达，停机之后地勤正在加轮挡，这架飞机被分配给 VMFAT-501 战斗/攻击机训练中队。（Maintainers with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 501 move in to secure the wheels of their new aircraft, the F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter variant at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Marines of VMFAT-501 received two F-35Bs Jan. 11. Both aircraft were escorted in by Marine F-18 Hornets.）

2011年1月11日，美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，洛克希德·马丁公司向美国海军陆战队交付的第一架生产型 F-35B 短距起飞/垂直降落型联合攻击战斗机抵达，陆战队枪炮军士马修·史密斯正在引导停机，这架飞机被分配给 VMFAT-501 战斗/攻击机训练中队。（Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Smith, a maintainer with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 501, marshals in the first Marine variant F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter to arrive at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 11.）

2011年1月11日，美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，洛克希德·马丁公司向美国海军陆战队交付的第一架生产型 F-35B 短距起飞/垂直降落型联合攻击战斗机抵达。该机被分配给 VMFAT-501 战斗/攻击机训练中队。（The Marine Corp’s newest aircraft, the F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter touches down at its new home at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The newest aircraft in the Department of Defense inventory belongs to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 501. The Marines of VMFAT-501 received two F-35Bs Jan. 11. Both aircraft were escorted in by Marine F-18 Hornets.）

2011年1月11日，美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，洛克希德·马丁公司向美国海军陆战队交付的第一架生产型 F-35B 短距起飞/垂直降落型联合攻击战斗机抵达。该机被分配给 VMFAT-501 战斗/攻击机训练中队。（The Marine Corp’s newest aircraft, the F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter touches down at its new home at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The newest aircraft in the Department of Defense inventory belongs to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 501. The Marines of VMFAT-501 received two F-35Bs Jan. 11. Both aircraft were escorted in by Marine F-18 Hornets.）