A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 prepares to launch from the amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during Valiant Shield 2022 (VS22), June 13, 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Task Force the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct long-range, precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Task Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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Keywords: 2022, carrier, lightning, shield, tripoli, uss, valiant, vmfa-121, vs22