2013年6月25日，美国马里兰州，美国海军陆战队 F-35B“闪电”II 系统发展与验证机从帕塔克森特河海军航空站起飞进行空中加油实验。（BF-02 Flt 257 piloted by LtCol Moran performs aerial refueling test off a KC-10 in the offshore test track on 25 June 2013 from NAS Patuxent River, MD. An F-35B about to refuel during a test flight June 25, 2013.）

2013年6月25日，美国马里兰州，美国海军陆战队 F-35B“闪电”II 系统发展与验证机从帕塔克森特河海军航空站起飞进行空中加油实验。（BF-02 Flt 257 piloted by LtCol Moran performs aerial refueling test off a KC-10 in the offshore test track on 25 June 2013 from NAS Patuxent River, MD. An F-35B about to refuel during a test flight June 25, 2013.）

2013年6月25日，美国佛罗里达州奥卡鲁沙县，英国空军第三架 F-35B“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机从埃格林空军基地起飞转场。（The third F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing for the United Kingdom takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth en route to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., June 25, 2013. The aircraft will be used for pilot and maintainer training.）

2012年5月15日，美国德克萨斯州沃思堡联合后备基地，美国海军陆战队 VMFAT-501 战斗攻击机训练中队的 F-35B“闪电”II 垂直起降型联合攻击战斗机正在起飞。（The Integrated Test Force here completed its 500th combined sortie for both the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing and F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft Nov. 2. Flight operations for the F-35 began on the Emerald Coast March 6. There are currently 22 F-35s at Eglin as the fleet continues to grow supporting the team as it trains instructor pilots and maintainers. The team accomplished the 500 sorties in 238 days cutting the time between each milestone sortie.）

2012年5月15日，美国德克萨斯州沃思堡，美国海军陆战队 VMFAT-501 战斗攻击机训练中队的 F-35B“闪电”II 垂直起降型联合攻击战斗机飞离沃思堡联合后备基地，前往佛罗里达州翡翠海岸。（FORT WORTH, Texas, May 15, 2012 – The twelfth Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II destined for the training fleet at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., was ferried today. U.S. Marine Corps pilot Lt. Col. Fred Schenk piloted the aircraft, known as BF-11, which departed Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas at 10:02 a.m. CDT for an approximate 90-minute flight to Florida’s Emerald Coast.The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing production jet is now assigned to the Marine Fighter/Attack Training Squadron 501 residing with the host 33d Fighter Wing, where it will be used for pilot and maintainer training.）

2013年3月6日，美国德克萨斯州，美国海军陆战队 VMFA-121 战斗攻击机中队第一架 F-35B“闪电”II 垂直起降联合攻击战斗机抵达沃思堡联合后备基地。（FORT WORTH, Texas, March 8, 2013 – The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II with a Center Wing Assembly (CWA) built at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Ga., was flown for the first time this week. The aircraft, known as BF-25, is an F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing variant that will be delivered to the U. S. Marine Corps at Yuma, Arizona. The CWA is a major structural component and represents approximately one quarter of the aircraft’s fuselage. Approximately 350 people work on the F-35 program in Marietta. In addition to building the CWAs, technicians also apply specialized stealth coatings to F-35 horizontal and vertical tail control assemblies and also coat spare and repaired aircraft doors, panels and covers.）

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.）