U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins/Released 250629-M-BA875-1472.JPG
Jun 30, 2025
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, attach an AIM-9X-2 missile to a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to VMFA 242 during an ordnance load aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America, in the Coral Sea, June 29, 2025. Marines with VMFA 242 arm F-35Bs with multi-discipline strike capabilities 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 Sgt. Peter Rawlins)
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Canon EOS R
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RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM
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10
SHUTTERSPEED
1/250
ISO
500
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