An F-35B Lightning II prepares to take off of the flight deck of the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, April 13, 2018. A detachment of F-35Bs with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 joined the USS Wasp for Spring Patrol 2018, marking the F-35’s first operational deployment with a MEU. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations throughout the Indo-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Amy Phan/Released)

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