U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lands on JS Izumo [Image 13 of 35]

PACIFIC OCEAN

10.03.2021

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon 

1st Marine Aircraft Wing   

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Admiral Shukaku Komuta, commander of Escort Flotilla One, observes F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 during a low pass aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo off the coast of Japan Oct. 3, 2021. U.S. Marines and Sailors embarked aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo in support of the first ever F-35B Lightning II operations aboard a Japanese vessel. The U.S. and Japan continue to work closely together to broaden their operational capabilities, support the Treaty of mutual Cooperation and Security, and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon)

• Date Taken: 10.03.2021
• Date Posted: 10.05.2021 05:02
• Photo ID: 6872873
• VIRIN: 211003-M-JO217-1392
• Resolution: 5450x3633
• Size: 8.04 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN