USS Tripoli conducts flight ops in U.S. 7th Fleet

An F-35B Lighting II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, lands on the flight deck during flight operations aboard forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Nov. 28, 2025. Tripoli is currently underway conducting routine operations 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 Apprentice Reese Mitchell Taylor)