Marine Corps Maj. Alexander Blank, an F-35B Lightning II pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, inspects an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile after landing during Air Forces Central Agile Combat Employment, March 3, 2021. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and 15th MEU provide numbered fleet and combatant commanders with a responsive, flexible and forward-deployed asset capable of maritime power projection, contingency operations and crisis response.

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