First Marine Corps F-35C Squadron Certified Safe for Flight Written 24 March 2020
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An F-35C and an F/A-18A of VMFA-314 in flight, June 2019. | U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Darin Russell, Wikipedia, public domain
The US Naval Institute reports that the first US Marine Corps F-35C squadron “reached an important milestone, receiving a ‘safe for flight’ operations certification that will allow them to train and operate independently of the Navy’s fleet replacement squadron. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 was certified on March 20, after working with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 over the last five months to train the squadron’s pilots and maintainers to work with the new aircraft.”
Full Story (US Naval Institute)