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Video by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel
VMFAT-501's F-35s: Ready for Takeoff! (B-Roll)
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Oct. 24, 2022 | 1:44
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 prepare F-35B Lightning II fighter jets for flight at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct. 24, 2022. VMFAT-501 deployed to NAS JRB New Orleans to increase entry-level pilots' proficiency in offensive-air support, electronic warfare, and routine flight operations for their future fleet assignments. VMFAT-501 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

This B-Roll Package contains footage of the following: F-35B Lightning II fighter jets taxiing, F-35B Lightning II fighter jets taking off, and pilots and maintainers conducting preflight checks

(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Combat Development & Integration