Five years of USMC F-35B ops

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On July 31, 2015, the USMC officially declared that its F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter fleet had achieved its initial operational capability. 

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It’s been five years since the US Marine Corps (USMC) declared initial operational capability (IOC) on its Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fleet. In doing so, the service became the first operator of fifth-generation multirole stealth fighter to pass this milestone. 

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