Marines, Air Force Fight as a Joint Force for the First Time in the Navy’s Joint Simulation Environment

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A pilot trains in the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Patuxent River, Md. Tactical pilots from the Marine Corps and Air Force conducted the first-ever joint training exercise flying simulated combat missions together in F-35 and F-22 fifth-generation fighter jets in the JSE on March 24-27, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Terri Thomas)
A pilot trains in the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Patuxent River, Md. Tactical pilots from the Marine Corps and Air Force conducted the first-ever joint training exercise flying simulated combat missions together in F-35 and F-22 fifth-generation fighter jets in the JSE on March 24-27, 2024 (U.S. Navy photo by Terri Thomas).

April 15, 2025 | Originally published by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on April 1, 2025

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, Patuxent River, Md. — For the first time, U.S. Marine Corps F-35 and Air Force F-22 pilots trained as a joint fighting force in the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s (NAWCAD’s) Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, on March 24-27.

The training event brought eight U.S. Marine Corps F-35s to train alongside four Air Force F-22 Raptors in the DoD’s most advanced digital test and training range.

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