NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Feb. 11, 2026) Antonio Guerrero Torres, a local national employee from Naval American Forces Network (AFN) Rota, speaks about their daily tasks and how they support the fleet for a monthly social media reel series...
ATLANTIC OCEAN- Sailors, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), celebrated an important milestone this week when F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, assigned to Marine Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 542, landed on the ship’s flight, Feb. 10, 2026.
This achievement marks the first time that F-35B Lightning IIs participated in operations aboard Kearsarge.