MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- The Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 deployed to Mountain home Air Force Base to conduct flight training for 21 student pilots flying the F-35B Lightning II aircraft. The goal is to advance the pilots through 1000 level Training & Readiness manual sorties. MHAFB has a range complex that offers 9,600 square miles of airspace to train.