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Put bluntly, the F-35B in the hands of the Marines is a fully “up” combat aircraft (both
airframe, sensors and weapon systems) addition to the USMC Air/Ground team. All
Squadron Pilots in Marines, USAF and Navy, and in partner Air Forces will be backed
up by the best test community in the world at Edwards and Pax. This partnership
forged for decades will continue a dynamic synergistic combat way for the entire life of
the F-35 Global Enterprise.

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F-35 B Aboard the USS Wasp, May 2015. Credit Photo:
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For the Lightning II, the past decade of putting together a unique, and innovative ap-
proach to shaping the F-35 fleet has paid off and has built a solid foundation for the
decade ahead. As US fighter pilots and their partners generate fleet and ultimately

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