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Posted: 09/02/2018

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2018) Four F-35B Lightning IIs assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly over the Pacific Ocean during a scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and the 13th MEU, Aug. 1, 2018. The Essex ARG/13th MEU team is a capable and lethal Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the 7th fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. The Essex ARG and 13th MEU is the first continental United States Navy/Marine Corps team to deploy with the F-35B Lightning II (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr.)

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