THE USMC formally declared its first East Coast-based F-35B Lightning II squadron operational when Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 (VMFA-542) 'Tigers' - a component of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) - achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) at MCAS Cherry Point in North Carolina ...
美国东海岸海军陆战队开始接装F-35C | 2024年9月17日,驻美国东海岸CHERRY POINT的美国海军陆战队第251中队(VMFA-251)开始接装F-35C。 VMFA-251是美国海军陆战队第3支F-35C中队,前两支是驻加州MIRAMA的314和311中队。 美国海军陆战队总计要装备4支F-35C中队,最后一支将是115中队,也驻CHERRY POINT。