Lt. Col. C.R. “Jimi” Clift makes the first F-35B Lightning II night landing on USS Wasp during the second at-sea F-35 developmental test event, Aug. 14. The F-35 Integrated Test Force is embarked on the Wasp for three weeks to expand the F-35B operational envelope in preparation for Marine Corps initial operational capability test in 2015. (Photo by MCSN Michael T. Forbes II, U.S. Navy) - Lt. Col. C.R. “Jimi” Clift makes the first F-35B Lightning II night landing on USS Wasp during the second at-sea F-35 developmental test event, Aug. 14. The F-35 Integrated Test Force is embarked on the Wasp for three weeks to expand the F-35B operational envelope in preparation for Marine Corps initial operational capability test in 2015. (Photo by MCSN Michael T. Forbes II, U.S. Navy)

Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and USO talent visits service members in Manas , Kyrgyzstan, Dec. 14, 2012. - Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and USO talent visits service members in Manas , Kyrgyzstan, Dec. 14, 2012.

F-35B test aircraft BF-3, flown by Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan Levin, completed the first aerial weapons release Aug. 8, for any variant of the aircraft. BF-3 dropped an inert 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition over an Atlantic test range from an internal weapons bay. The F-35B is the variant of the Joint Strike Fighter designed for use by U.S. Marine Corps. - F-35B test aircraft BF-3, flown by Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan Levin, completed the first aerial weapons release Aug. 8, for any variant of the aircraft. BF-3 dropped an inert 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition over an Atlantic test range from an internal weapons bay. The F-35B is the variant of the Joint Strike Fighter designed for use by U.S. Marine Corps.

French forces Sgt. Jerome Dousse, 5th Marine Regiment, carries Sgt. Steven Rey down a training wall while U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Chris Brueggeman, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit assault climbing instructor, supervises July 22. The French and U.S. Marines participated in an assault climbing course in the rugged terrain of the Arta Range July 19 - 30. - French forces Sgt. Jerome Dousse, 5th Marine Regiment, carries Sgt. Steven Rey down a training wall while U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Chris Brueggeman, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit assault climbing instructor, supervises July 22. The French and U.S. Marines participated in an assault climbing course in the rugged terrain of the Arta Range July 19 - 30.