An F-35B Lightning II aircraft piloted by Maj. Jesse Peppers takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, April 11. Peppers and the other F-35B Lightning II pilot instructors are training with Joint Direct Attack Munitions. After the instructors are proficient with JDAM they will add the ordnance to the syllabus for the F-35B training pilot program. The aircraft is with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, Marine Aircraft Group 31.

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