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Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Andrew Gambrell removes tie-down chains from an F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242, on the aircraft elevator of the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), near the South China Sea, Dec. 10, 2025. Tripoli, the flagship of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, is 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 1st Class Danian C. Aiko-Douglas)
| Date Taken: | 12.10.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.11.2025 02:22 |
| Photo ID: | 9435943 |
| VIRIN: | 251210-N-XP477-1251 |
| Resolution: | 1815x2722 |
| Size: | 1.24 MB |
| Location: | U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY |
| Web Views: | 37 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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