Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 2nd Class Haydee Rivera-Contreras signals to an F-35B Lighting II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242, during flight operations on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Nov. 29, 2025. Tripoli is currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Paul LeClair)
| Date Taken: | 11.29.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.01.2025 06:30 |
| Photo ID: | 9415286 |
| VIRIN: | 251129-N-KX492-1229 |
| Resolution: | 2639x1759 |
| Size: | 1.68 MB |
| Location: | SASEBO, NAGASAKI, JP |
| Web Views: | 9 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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