Gen. James T. Conway, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, speaks to a crowd on Dec. 18 at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, during the roll-out ceremony for the first F-35B Lightning II. The F-35B is the short takeoff/vertical landing variant of the supersonic, stealth fighter, and will be used by the Marine Corps, the United Kingdom and Italy. The USMC will be the first service to have the F-35 in operation, in 2012. Credit: Lockheed Martin
