The United States Navy officially "stood up" VFA-125 at NAS Lemoore, California on January 26, 2017 when the first four Lockheed F-35Cs for the unit arrived.
Alongside VFA-101 on the east at Eglin AFB, Florida VFA-125 will act as the West Coast Fleet Replacement Squadron for the type. Pilots and ground crew will be trained up before the first operation unit is stood up in January 2018, which will be VFA-147.
It is expected that VFA-125 will receive a total of ten F-35Cs before the end of 2017.