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F-35B Drops Live Bombs In Preparation For Going Operational

Friday, July 10th, 2015

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The Marine Corps unit that will first fly the service’s version of the F-35 as an operational aircraft in late June launched live ordnance from the aircraft.From June 22-26, 14 pilots from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 flew sorties in six F-35Bs on which they deployed both inert and high-explosive munitions, a first for the squadron and the aircraft. Flying from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California, the ordnance was dropped on a restricted range in southeastern California.A…

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