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Lightning strikes: US F-35B makes its combat debut over Afghanistan

By Jamie McIntyre
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Lightning strikes: US F-35B makes its combat debut over Afghanistan

The F-35, after a more than decade of development, made its combat debut Thursday, according to the Marine Corps.

The Marine version of the F-35 Lightning II, flying off the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Arabian Sea, conducted an airstrike against targets in Afghanistan “in support of ground clearance operations,” according to a statement from Marine Corps Headquarters.

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