<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Photos by Bob Sofaly</strong></p>


[caption id="attachment_12673" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Cover-F35-5-SOFALY.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12673" alt="Pilots check out of the F-35B Lightnings on display Tuesday in the VMFAT-501’s hangar" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Cover-F35-5-SOFALY-300x173.jpg" width="300" height="173" /></a> Pilots check out of the F-35B Lightnings on display Tuesday in the VMFAT-501’s hangar[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_12672" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Cover-F35-4-SOFALY.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12672" alt="Maj. Paul Holst, F35B Lightning training officer with VMFAT-501, discusses how the new jet nearly flies itself during the unveiling of the Marine Corps’ newest jet Tuesday at the air station. " src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Cover-F35-4-SOFALY-300x202.jpg" width="300" height="202" /></a> Maj. Paul Holst, F35B Lightning training officer with VMFAT-501, discusses how the new jet nearly flies itself during the unveiling of the Marine Corps’ newest jet Tuesday at the air station.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_12671" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Cover-F35-3-SOFALY.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12671" alt="A pair of F-35B Lightnings from VMFAT-501 peel off as they prepare to land Tuesday morning at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort." src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Cover-F35-3-SOFALY-300x189.jpg" width="300" height="189" /></a> A pair of F-35B Lightnings from VMFAT-501 peel off as they prepare to land Tuesday morning at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.[/caption]