Highway patrol: US Marine F-35s conduct flight operations on Finnish roads

Highway patrol: US Marine F-35s conduct flight operations on Finnish roads

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs made a historic first impression on Finland this month, when the service’s air crews conducted a series of unorthodox flight operations from a highway in Tervo. The aircraft, assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 224 (VMFA-224), became the service’s first to deploy to the Scandinavian country as part of the NATO-led Exercise Ramstein Flag 2026, according to a release. The …

Marines Land F-35s on Finnish Highways in Bold NATO Combat Drill

Highways aren’t just for cars anymore, at least not when U.S. Marines are in town. Earlier this month, a pair of Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs turned heads across Finland when they roared down a rural highway and took flight, marking a first-of-its-kind operation for the Corps in the Nordic nation. The event was part of NATO’s sprawling Exercise Ramstein Flag 2026, a massive war-readiness drill that pulled in 19 nations and stretched across 1…