F-35B Training at 2nd Marine Air Wing

04/15/2021
By Business Insider

The F-35B from Lockheed Martin is equipped with the most powerful engine of any jet in the world, as well as the most advanced sensor suite of any fighter jet in history.

The Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, South Carolina, is the sole location for the training required to fly this unique plane.

This training is focused on teaching pilots how to perform short-distance takeoffs and how to land the plane vertically like a helicopter.

Pilots also learn to master technology and utilize gear unique to the jet. In March, Insider was granted exclusive access to the Air Station, where we observed these pilots in training.