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The Integration of the F-35B into USMC Operations

Table of Figures

Figure 1 USMC Lt. General Jon "Dog" Davis, Deputy Commandant of Aviation, aboard the USS America during the F-35 B Proof
of Concept demonstration, november 19,2016. Credit: Todd Miller ______________________________________________ 6
Figure 2 USMC Col. George "Sack" Rowell, Commanding Officer VMX-1, provides F-35 Program Status during Proof of Concept
Demonstraion on USS America, November 18, 2016. Credit: Todd Miller __________________________________________ 8
Figure 3 F-35B hovering over the uss america deck. credit: Todd miller ___________________________________________ 15
Figure 4 Pilot Briefing onboard the uss america. Credit: Todd Miller _____________________________________________ 17
Figure 5 the mawts-1 logo as seen on the mawts-1 building at yuma mcas. credit: second line of defense _________________ 20
Figure 6 Col. Wellons. Credit: USMC ____________________________________________________________________ 22
Figure 7 VMX-1 logo ________________________________________________________________________________ 24
Figure 8 Col. Rowell, CO of VMX-1. Credit: USMC _________________________________________________________ 26
Figure 9 Ed Timperlake with Lt. Col. nelson and major duke outside of the mawts-1 building after the inverview with second line of
defense. Credit: SLD _________________________________________________________________________________ 28
Figure 10 the squadron at red beach. credit:USMC __________________________________________________________ 31
Figure 11 Lt. Col Bardo Talking with japanese visitors to yuma mcas. Credit: Usmc __________________________________ 34
Figure 12 Joe foss. Wikipedia __________________________________________________________________________ 36
Figure 13 USS America as 21st Century assault ship. Graphic credited to Second Line of Defense _______________________ 40
Figure 14 USS America during proof of concept demonstration. Credit: Todd Miller _________________________________ 44
Figure 15 The Queen Elizabeth Carrier. Credit: BAE Systems ___________________________________________________ 52
Figure 16 F-35 is designed to support the evolution of a distributed combat force. Credit: Second line of defense. __________ 65

Second Line of Defense

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