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    Flight Operations aboard USS America (LHA 6) [Image 7 of 7]

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    Flight Operations aboard USS America (LHA 6)

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    02.09.2025

    Photo by Seaman Sam McNeely 

    USS America (LHA 6)   

    PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 9, 2025) An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 lands on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 9. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are underway 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 Sam McNeely)

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    Date Taken: 02.09.2025
    Date Posted: 02.10.2025 05:59
    Photo ID: 8863453
    VIRIN: 250209-N-WJ234-1383
    Resolution: 5317x3062
    Size: 2.07 MB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA

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