ARABIAN SEA – Marine Sgt. Alexander Cabrera (left), and Lance Cpl. Kyle Lukes, right, both airframes mechanics with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), apply seam tape to an F-35B Lightning II aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Jan. 5, 2019. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through
ARABIAN SEA – Marine Sgt. Alexander Cabrera (left), and Lance Cpl. Kyle Lukes, right, both airframes mechanics with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), apply seam tape to an F-35B Lightning II aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Jan. 5, 2019. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
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