Members of of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 load a GBU 49 onto an F-35B Lightning II on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex, December 12, 2018. US Navy/Mass Comm. Specialist 2nd Class Chandler Harrell
Task & Purpose: On its first combat deployment, the Marine Corps’ F-35 bombed both the Taliban and ISIS
As it returns from its first combat deployment, the Marines' version of the F-35 is no longer a baby-faced boot.
F-35Bs flew more than 100 combat sorties against the Taliban and ISIS while deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex, said Lt. Col. Kyle Shoop, commander of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211.
"We overall supported more than 50 days of combat flying for over 1,200 flight hours," Shoop told Task & Purpose. "We supported both Operation Freedom's Sentinel up in the Afghanistan region as well as Operation Inherent Resolve over Syria/Iraq. We employed ordnance in both theaters on numerous days," Shoop said. "Every single one of the pilots employed ordnance in theater. So, we were very busy."
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Update: Marine F-35s Dropped a Bunch of Bombs on ISIS During 1st Middle East Deployment (Military.com)
WNU Editor: They have been busy.
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