USS Boxer, 11th MEU conduct flight ops in Pacific Ocean

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 21, 2026) A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), March. 21. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th MEU in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s long-term commitment to a free open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dustin Drake)