Ground crews prepare an F-35B for flight prior to a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., July 10, 2020. (Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Larisa Chavez)
U.S. Marines with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 conducted initial operational testing and evaluation at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., July 10, 2020. VMX-1 is an operational test squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., that tests multiple aircraft, allowing the continuation of improving tactics, techniques, and procedures of Marine Corps aircraft.
