Official websites use .mil
Secure .mil websites use HTTPS
The F-35B made its first trans-Atlantic flight June 29, 2016. Three F-35’s flew from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina and landed at Royal Air Force Base Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. They were assisted by two KC-10’s, and refueled 15 times over the Atlantic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Burdett/Released) - The F-35B made its first trans-Atlantic flight June 29, 2016. Three F-35’s flew from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina and landed at Royal Air Force Base Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. They were assisted by two KC-10’s, and refueled 15 times over the Atlantic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Burdett/Released)
9/03/2026 - https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/31/marine-corps-releases-blueprint-future-warfare-including-robotics-ai/
9/01/2026 - https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-08-31/island-recapture-exercise-indonesia-22687488.html
8/28/2026 - https://news.usni.org/2026/08/27/u-s-marine-corps-rehearsed-deploying-air-defense-radar-to-the-philippines
8/26/2026 - https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/25/marines-corpsmen-ran-toward-twentynine-palms-home-rocked-by-explosion/
8/24/2026 - https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2026-08-21/marine-hero-okinawa-hotel-fire-22615707.html