U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), secure a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), onto the ship’s flight deck, May 9, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th MEU in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dustin Drake)
| Date Taken: | 05.09.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.14.2026 09:55 |
| Photo ID: | 9683385 |
| VIRIN: | 260509-N-UC201-1126 |
| Resolution: | 5154x3436 |
| Size: | 1.79 MB |
| Location: | ANDAMAN SEA |
| Web Views: | 9 |
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