2015年8月13日，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上空进行空中加油训练。（An F-35B joint strike fighter jet conducts aerial maneuvers during aerial refueling training over the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 13, 2015. The mission of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 is to conduct effective training and operations in the F-35B in coordination with joint and coalition partners in order to successfully attain the annual pilot training requirement. VMFAT-501 is based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina.）

美国海军陆战队 VMFAT-501“军阀”训练中队两架 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。（Naval aviators with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 fly above Eastern North Carolina inside of F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters during 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.）