Fighter Pilot From The Marine Corps' First F-35c Squadron Says The Stealth Jet Is Making Us Aircraft Carriers More Lethal

Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a new expeditionary landing demonstration on Dec. 3rd, 2020 US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cervantes, Leilani The US Navy's first F-35C fighter jet squadron deployed on an aircraft carrier early last month. The first Marine Corps F-35C squadron is working up to its first carrier deployment, expected early next year. A Marine pilot in this squadron talked to Insider about what the stealth jet means for US carriers. See more stories on Insider's business page. US Navy aircraft carriers have started deploying with F-35C stealth fighter jets, aircraft that one fighter pilot called "a game changer" and said are making US carriers even more lethal.The first US Navy aircraft carrier to deploy with F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, the variant engineered for carrier operations, was USS Carl Vinson, which departed San Diego last month and sailed through the South China Sea recently with the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, the Navy's first F-35C squadron, on board.The Marines are in the game as well.