Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251 receives the Marine Corps' first East Coast based F-35C

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VMFA-251 became the first East Coast-based Marine Corps squadron to receive the F-35C, designed to operate from conventional aircraft carriers or land bases and provides operational flexibility and persistence to II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)

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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa/Released 240917-M-NT273-1032.JPG

Sep 18, 2024

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Evan Shockley, from Virginia, and the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251, pilots an F-35C Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Sept. 17, 2024. VMFA-251 became the first East Coast-based Marine Corps squadron to receive the F-35C, designed to operate from conventional aircraft carriers or land bases and provides operational flexibility and persistence to II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)

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