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Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon fast rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter before a simulated visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Feb. 6, 2019. During the simulated VBSS, Marines with FRP rehearsed seizing and securing a simulated hostile vessel using speed and decisive action to gain control of the ship’s bridge, engine room and quarters. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi / Released)

Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon fast rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter before a simulated visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Feb. 6, 2019. During the simulated VBSS, Marines with FRP rehearsed seizing and securing a simulated hostile vessel using speed and decisive action to gain control of the ship’s bridge, engine room and quarters. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi / Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Bunyi

Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon fast rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), Philippine Sea, Feb. 6, 2019. During the simulated VBSS, Marines with FRP rehearsed seizing and securing a simulated hostile vessel using speed and decisive action to gain control of the ship’s bridge, engine room and quarters. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi / Released)

Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon fast rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), Philippine Sea, Feb. 6, 2019. During the simulated VBSS, Marines with FRP rehearsed seizing and securing a simulated hostile vessel using speed and decisive action to gain control of the ship’s bridge, engine room and quarters. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi / Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Bunyi

LCpl. Jesse Thetford, a rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, posts security at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

LCpl. Jesse Thetford, a rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, posts security at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Velez

Cpl. Jack Martin, a squad leader with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, briefs his squad at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

Cpl. Jack Martin, a squad leader with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, briefs his squad at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Velez

Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, maneuver on a road at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, maneuver on a road at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Velez

Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, work with members of the Japan Self-Defense Force on the scheme of maneuver at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the JSDF in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, work with members of the Japan Self-Defense Force on the scheme of maneuver at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the JSDF in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Velez

LCpl. Jacob Orange, a designated rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, gives the signal to his team to push forward at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

LCpl. Jacob Orange, a designated rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, gives the signal to his team to push forward at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Velez

Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, and The Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers, perform on and off drills as well as fast rope capabilities on an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 4, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the JSDF in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, and The Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers, perform on and off drills as well as fast rope capabilities on an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 4, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the JSDF in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Velez

SSgt. Shane Bailey, a platoon sergeant with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, coordinates with his squad leaders at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

SSgt. Shane Bailey, a platoon sergeant with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, coordinates with his squad leaders at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Velez

LCpl. Jonathan Perez, an automatic rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, posts security at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

LCpl. Jonathan Perez, an automatic rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, posts security at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Light is a semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Velez

An F-35B Lightning II with the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) launches from the flight-deck atop the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Feb. 4, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

An F-35B Lightning II with the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) launches from the flight-deck atop the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Feb. 4, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Bunyi

Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines load onto an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Feb. 4, 2019. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines load onto an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Feb. 4, 2019. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Bunyi

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) ascends from the flight-deck atop the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Feb. 4, 2019. VMM-262 (Rein.) is the Aviation Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Its naval aviators fly the MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, as well as a variety of other rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) ascends from the flight-deck atop the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Feb. 4, 2019. VMM-262 (Rein.) is the Aviation Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Its naval aviators fly the MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, as well as a variety of other rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Bunyi

Marines with the F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) conduct preflight checks before a launch atop the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Feb. 4, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Marines with the F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) conduct preflight checks before a launch atop the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Feb. 4, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Bunyi

An F-35B Lightning II with the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) releases Guided Bomb Units on-target above the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 3, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Jesse Peppers/ Released)

An F-35B Lightning II with the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) releases Guided Bomb Units on-target above the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 3, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Jesse Peppers/ Released)

Photo by Maj. Jesse Peppers

Marines with the F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) load a Guided Bomb Unit onto an F-35B fighter atop the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Feb. 3, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Marines with the F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) load a Guided Bomb Unit onto an F-35B fighter atop the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Feb. 3, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Bunyi

An F-35B Lightning II belonging to the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) prepares to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) after a successful live fire exercise, Philippine Sea, Feb. 3, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

An F-35B Lightning II belonging to the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) prepares to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) after a successful live fire exercise, Philippine Sea, Feb. 3, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Bunyi

An F-35B Lightning II with the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) carries Guided Bomb Units above the East China Sea, Feb. 3, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Jesse Peppers/ Released)

An F-35B Lightning II with the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) carries Guided Bomb Units above the East China Sea, Feb. 3, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Jesse Peppers/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Bunyi

Marines with the F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) prepare to move a Captive Air Training Missile-9X Sidewinder atop the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Jan. 28, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Marines with the F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) prepare to move a Captive Air Training Missile-9X Sidewinder atop the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Jan. 28, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Bunyi

Marines with F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) carry a Captive Air Training Missile -9X Sidewinder across the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Jan. 28, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Marines with F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) carry a Captive Air Training Missile -9X Sidewinder across the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Jan. 28, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps' newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Bunyi