U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct touch-and-go flight operation drills aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Solomon Sea, June 9, 2025.
Marine F-35Bs bring a 5th generation multi-discipline strike capability to support combined-joint all domain operations in key maritime terrain.
The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet.
SOLOMON SEA
06.08.2025
Video by Sgt. Peter Rawlins
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit