PACIFIC OCEAN – Two F-35B Lightning IIs with Marine

PACIFIC OCEAN – Two F-35B Lightning IIs with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 fly over the Wasp-class amphibious assaults ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), July 31, 2018. The Essex ARG/MEU team is a strong, flexible, responsive and consistent force capable of maneuver warfare across all domains; it is equipped and scalable to respond to any crisis from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr.)