F-35B ‘hot loads’ with AMRAAMs

Ordnance technicians from VMFA-121 ‘hot load’ an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile onto an F-35B during WTI 1-18 at Yuma. USMC/Lance Cpl Koby Saunders THE USMC has conducted first ‘hot loading’ with F-35Bs and live missiles at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 loaded AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) for a validation/verification on September 21. The training was part of the seven-week Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-18 at Yuma. The Lightning