BF-6, the first F-35B STOVL production jet delivered to the USMC, arrives at its new assignment with the 2nd MAW's VMFAT-501 at Eglin AFB on January 11th, 2012. The 5th Generation fighter jet, piloted by USMC pilot Maj. Joseph Bachmann, touched down on Florida’s Emerald Coast at 15.13h CST after a 90-minute ferry flight.
The F-35A Lightning II JSF lifts off for its first training sortie on March 6 at Eglin AFB. It’s the first flight of any 33rd FW F-35 since their arrival to the base