F-35B Lightining II Operations – Iwakuni Control TowerF-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 depart Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 20, 2017. The F-35B Lightining II is a fifth-generation fighter and has a greater mission radius than legacy platforms. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. William Faffler)