Marine from VMFA-121, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, communicates with an F-35B Lightning II from an expeditionary during Castaway at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 9, 2021. Pilots demonstrated their ability to take off and land on short runways, allowing for operations in remote, austere environments throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

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