PACIFIC OCEAN – Marine Capt. Nicholas Koza, an F-35B Lighting II pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), gives a hand signal for takeoff to Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Rey White, an aviation boatsmate handler with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex ARG and the 13th MEU, July 31, 2018. The Essex ARG/MEU team is a strong, flexible, responsive and consistent force capable of maneuver warfare across all domains; it is equippe
PACIFIC OCEAN – Marine Capt. Nicholas Koza, an F-35B Lighting II pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), gives a hand signal for takeoff to Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Rey White, an aviation boatsmate handler with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex ARG and the 13th MEU, July 31, 2018. The Essex ARG/MEU team is a strong, flexible, responsive and consistent force capable of maneuver warfare across all domains; it is equipped and scalable to respond to any crisis from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to contingency operations. The Essex ARG and 13th MEU is the first continental United States Navy/Marine Corps team to deploy with the F-35B Lightning II.
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