Some of President Donald Trump’s closest allies are backing the potential expansion of military action in the war on drug ...

The U.S. military has built up an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea. The Navy has eight warships in the region.

The Marine Corps’ F-35B iteration is certainly the most complex mechanically of the three Lightning II models.

The last flight of the first F-35B Lightning II covered more than 500 miles at speeds considerably slower than Mach 1.6. And in this case it had to hitch a ride. The airframe of the fighter jet, known ...

A squadron of Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets began arriving at an air station southeast of Hiroshima this week to replace the service’s first squadron of F-35B Lightning II fighters deployed to Japan.

A Marine F-35B Lighting II fighter prepares to land at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport on Sept. 13, 2025, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. The F-35 Lightning II is the U.S. military’s most advanced fighter ...

Despite radius and payload constraints, the F-35B is well-suited to meet the Marine Corps’ operational demands. Out of the three Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II variants, the F-35B, in use with the ...

Airframe BF-01 performed the F-35’s first vertical landing on Mar. 18, 2010, and the first vertical takeoff on May 10, 2013, at NAS Patuxent River. The first F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take-Off ...

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, 15th Marine ...

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II lands at Nyutabaru Air Base in Kyushu in August 2025. (JASDF) Japan has deployed its first three Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ...

Eight Su-30s and four Jaguars faced six F-35Bs during a carrier defense scenario as part of the HMS Prince of Wales' participation in Exercise Konkan.