Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work meets with Marines in Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501’s hangar aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort April 14. Work visited the air station to observe the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program firsthand and hear from pilots and maintainers about the aircrafts progression. The mission of VMFAT-501 is to train pilots and maintainers on the F-35B.

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