The Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II aircraft debuted its combat airstrike capabilities for the first time earlier this month when it targeted weapon storage facilities in Houthi-controlled parts of ...

Maj. Zachary Sessa is the Military Times Marine of the Year. (Marine Corps) When Zachary Sessa joined the Marine Corps, he signed a ground contract, paving the way for a career in the infantry. But as ...

What You Need to Know: The F-35C Lightning II, designed for carrier operations, saw its first combat use in November 2024. U.S. Marine Corps squadron VMFA 314, operating aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln ...

A pilot was safe after an F-35C fighter jet crashed near a Central California naval installation on Wednesday, officials said. Authorities received a report that a military jet had crashed and was ...

An F-35C Lightning II prepares to launch off the USS Carl Vinson in the Middle East on April 10. (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Isaiah Goessl/U.S. Navy via AP) The pilot safely ejected before a ...

The jet “experienced an incident involving collapse of the nose landing gear” on Jan. 26, a Marine spokeswoman said. (Lance Cpl. Gadiel Zaragoza/Marine Corps) A Marine fighter jet that was being used ...

The pilot was climbing out of the F-35C when the nose landing gear began retracting. A U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 311 at Marine Corps Air ...

The photos, dated back to November 2022, show the second "chrome" F-35C with its peculiar mirror-like coating degraded over time during testing, before the aircraft was returned to its original livery ...

What You Need to Know: The F-35C Lightning II, designed for carrier operations, saw its first combat use in November 2024. U.S. Marine Corps squadron VMFA 314, operating aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln ...

LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) — A pilot was safe after an F-35C fighter jet crashed near a central California naval installation on Wednesday, officials said. Authorities received a report that a military jet ...