SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE SEA (June 12, 2022) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Air Combat Element (ACE), takes off of the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), while sailing in the East China Sea, June 8. 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 2nd Class Thomas B. Contant)
Date Taken: | 06.12.2023 |
Date Posted: | 07.18.2023 21:31 |
Photo ID: | 7920368 |
VIRIN: | 230612-N-BX791-1245 |
Resolution: | 5276x3154 |
Size: | 1.98 MB |
Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
Web Views: | 46 |
Downloads: | 9 |
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