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Marine Corps F-35Cs Are Heading to the Middle East for the First Time as Land-Based Fighters

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Five F-35Cs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 311, the Tomcats, landed at RAF Lakenheath in England on their way to the Middle East, marking the beginning of what would be the first land-based combat deployment for the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter. Five more from the same squadron are expected to follow, bringing the total to ten aircraft staging through Lakenheath before moving to their final destination in the CENTCOM area of …
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twz.com broke the news in on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
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