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Marines load bombs onto an F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

Loading Munitions

Marines load bombs onto an F-35 Lightning II aircraft during a distributed short takeoff vertical landing operation in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 30. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin

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