RELEASED PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2018) – F-35B Lightning II, attached to the “Avengers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, participate in flight operations during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/MEU team is a strong, flexible, responsive, and consistent force capable of maneuver warfare across all domains; it is equipped and scalable to respond to any crisis from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to contingency operations. The Essex ARG and 13th MEU is the first continental United Stat

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RELEASED PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2018) – F-35B Lightning II, attached to the “Avengers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, participate in flight operations during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/MEU team is a strong, flexible, responsive, and consistent force capable of maneuver warfare across all domains; it is equipped and scalable to respond to any crisis from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to contingency operations. The Essex ARG and 13th MEU is the first continental United States Navy/Marine Corps team to deploy with the F-35B.

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