A pair of F-35B Lightning IIs with the F-35B detachment
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A pair of F-35B Lightning IIs with the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) sit armed with Guided Bomb Units aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Jan. 31, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)
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Date
03/02/2019
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