The decision came almost six months after the F-35 finished a series of Joint Simulation Environment tests.
As recently released data from the military services has shown, the participation of women in elite special operations roles remains a rarity.
Employees had been instructed to remove the photo because of its portrayal of a nonconsensual sexual act.
The jet “experienced an incident involving collapse of the nose landing gear” on Jan. 26, a Marine spokeswoman said.
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