Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs - USS Essex Flight Ops
F-35B Lightning IIs with Marine
Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit,
conduct flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious
assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during September 2018.
Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready
Group and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the
U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval
operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the
Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific
through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke
points.
U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Francisco
J. Diaz Jr.
