USS Tripoli Sailors, aircraft conduct flight ops aboard JS Kaga in Pacific Ocean

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Timothy Rodriguez, with USS Tripoli, Task Force 76 sends off a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, from aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Kaga (DDH 184) during exercise ANNUALEX Oct.19, 2025. The exercise supports both force’s mission to strengthen interoperability, enhance joint maritime strike capabilities and maintain readiness in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandra Vega)