@SanDiego
One of the stated purposes of DT-III is to test asymmetric load outs on recovery, unusual approaches, and other non-standardness... So I thinking we'll see whatever weps that are cleared to be on the aircraft tested in various configs.
The Marines have taken delivery of at least one F-35C, but then again during development the jets and pilots have been switching off to accommodate mx and other scheduling pressures. I think VF-101 is the designated training squadron for the variant, and not service specific.
It will be interesting to get *real* (rather than shill) reports of availabilities, how many jets are *up* at one time, etc. The Charlies have been the more reliable version in the past, so hopefully that continues.