An F-35B Lightning II belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 streaks down the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during training at sea, Jan. 19, 2019. Naval aviators with VMFA-121 completed a series of take-off and landings during the training to sharpen their capabilities as the fixed-wing aviation asset of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Aviation Combat Element - the squadron flies the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Am


An F-35B Lightning II belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 streaks down the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during training at sea, Jan. 19, 2019. Naval aviators with VMFA-121 completed a series of take-off and landings during the training to sharpen their capabilities as the fixed-wing aviation asset of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Aviation Combat Element - the squadron flies the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st MEU, 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. ( Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)


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