An F-35B from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the Wasp-class Amphibious ship USS Essex (LHD 2), during flight operations, March 28, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group and 13th MEU fully integrated for the first time before their summer deployment. Amphibious Squadron, MEU integration training is a crucial pre-deployment exercise that allows the Navy-Marine Corps team to rapidly plan and execute complex operations from naval shipping.

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