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A U.S. Marine Corps F-35 Lightening II aircraft is escorted by two Marine F/A-18 Hornets as it flies toward Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Jan. 11, 2012. The Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 received two F-35s.

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35 Lightening II aircraft is escorted as it flies toward Eglin Air Force Base.

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35 Lightening II aircraft is escorted by two Marine F/A-18 Hornets as it flies toward Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Jan. 11, 2012. The Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 received two F-35s.

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