USMC F-35 - Arrival - RAF Marham - 03/09/20

On 3 September 2020 a US Marine Corps squadron of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters began an extensive deployment to RAF Marham, England.The evening touch down of Fighter Attack Squadron 211,VMFA-211,out of Yuma Air Station, Arizona began an historic first deployment to England for the Wake Island Avengers.They will train with RAF Squadron 617,who also fly the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters, preparing for a joint mission on board the new British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth on her inaugural deployment in 2021,Exercise Joint Warrior.*
Following those drills,VMFA-211 will prepare for Exercise Crimson Warrior, which will consist of high-end warfighting drills for multi-domain operations.
Commander of the Marine Corps squadron is LTC Joseph F. Freshour.They transitioned to the F-35B from the AV-8B Harrier in 2016.RAF Marham is the home base for the RAF F-35 programme.*