PHILIPPINE SEA. U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 stage aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), while underway, May 29, 2022. Marines with VMFA-121, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, are conducting lightning carrier operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jackson Ricker)PHILIPPINE SEA. U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 stage aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), while underway, May 29, 2022. Marines with VMFA-121, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, are conducting lightning carrier operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jackson Ricker)PHILIPPINE SEA. Republic of Korea Navy surface ships ROKS Sejong The Great (DDG 991), front, and ROKS Munmu The Great (DDH 976) participate in a fueling-at-sea with replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO-198) during Carrier Strike Group Exercise 2022, June 3, 2022. Carrier Strike Group Exercise is a bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy. This exercise allows our navies to refine operations and engagement to strengthen future cooperation while supporting the alliance that remains vital to the security interests of both nations and to stability in Northeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Corvi)PHILIPPINE SEA. Republic of Korea Navy surface ship ROKS Munmu The Great (DDH 976) participate in a fueling at sea with replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO-198) during Carrier Strike Group Exercise 2022, June 3, 2022. Carrier Strike Group Exercise is a bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy. This exercise allows our navies to refine operations and engagement to strengthen future cooperation while supporting the alliance that remains vital to the security interests of both nations and to stability in Northeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Corvi)
