SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 5, 2019) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) in international airspace during an air defense exercise with Philippine Air Force FA-50s in support of Exercise Balikatan 2019. In its 35th iteration, Balikatan 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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