250622-N-PV363-1792 CORAL SEA (June 22, 2025) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Kenny Ngo, from Upland, California, assigned to the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) prepares to launch a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, on the flight deck while conducting flight operations in the Coral Sea, June 22. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating 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 3rd Class Darian Lord)
