An F-35B Lightning II pilot prepares to take off on the USS Wasp (LHD-1), March 11, 2018. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 embarked a detachment of F-35Bs on the USS Wasp for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Spring Patrol 2018, marking the first operational deployment of the F-35B with a MEU. As the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, the 31st MEU provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bernadette Wildes)
| Date Taken: | 03.11.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 03.16.2018 23:07 |
| Photo ID: | 4220538 |
| VIRIN: | 180311-M-GT736-0068 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 4.36 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 91 |
| Downloads: | 37 |
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