16 high-tech F-35B stealth fighters now deployed to Japan
An F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 9, 2017.
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By LEON COOK | STARS AND STRIPES Published: November 16, 2017
The Marine Corps finished deploying a squadron of state-of-the-art stealth fighters to Japan Wednesday with the arrival of three F-35B Lighting IIs at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, which began flying its F-35Bs to the air station in January, now has a full complement of 16 aircraft.
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