U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez/Released 250603-M-BN482-1090.JPG
Jun 4, 2025
U.S. Marines load Air Intercept Missile-9X ordinance onto an F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, June 3, 2025. Marine F-35Bs bring a 5th generation multi-discipline strike capability to support combined-joint all domain operations in key maritime terrain. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, 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. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)
CAMERA
Canon EOS R
LENS
RF28-70mm F2 L USM
APERTURE
14
SHUTTERSPEED
1/160
ISO
100
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