CHINA SEA (April 8, 2019) – An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 and four F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 fly in formation after flying over the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during Exercise Balikatan 2019. Exercise Balikatan, in its 35th iteration, is an annual military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations.

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