Flight operations bypass unfavorable weather [Image 4 of 4]

ABOARD USS WASP (LHD 1), PHILIPPINE SEA, PHILIPPINE SEA

02.04.2019

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Bunyi 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

An F-35B Lightning II with the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) launches from the flight-deck atop the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Feb. 4, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

• Date Taken: 02.04.2019
• Date Posted: 02.19.2019 20:57
• Photo ID: 5115634
• VIRIN: 190204-M-PY691-340
• Resolution: 4655x3103
• Size: 1.79 MB
• Location: ABOARD USS WASP (LHD 1), PHILIPPINE SEA, PHILIPPINE SEA