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<p>The UK took the opportunity to embed personnel with the US Marine Corps and jointly
develop the operational capability of the F35-B Lightning aircraft. By taking this
collaborative approach, the UK has been able to train its personnel in advance of
establishing our own Lightning footprint in the UK.</p><p>In July this year, personnel
returned from the US to establish the Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Marham to
enable the UK to conduct its own training.</p><p>The UK continues to work closely
with its allies to develop the F-35 programme to ensure freedom of action having initially
exploited this collaborative route to training.</p>
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