F-35B Flight Over USS America (LHA 6)

250217-N-TW227-1058 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 17, 2025) Six F-35B Lightning II fighter aircrafts from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 fly by the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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 Seaman Kenneth Melseth)