Sailors direct the landing of multiple F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 during flight operations on the flight deck of the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in the South China Sea, Dec. 11, 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 Specialist Seaman Angel Conde)
| Date Taken: | 12.10.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.11.2025 22:28 |
| Photo ID: | 9438241 |
| VIRIN: | 251211-N-MQ780-1314 |
| Resolution: | 6842x4564 |
| Size: | 2.44 MB |
| Location: | SASEBO, U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY |
| Web Views: | 7 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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