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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 6, 2025) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Rogjay Young, of Jamaica, stands in front of an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Warhawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, signaling that the jet is ready for flight on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 6. Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Nate Jordan)
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 6, 2025) Sailors signal an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Warhawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 6. Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Nate Jordan)
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 3, 2025) An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Warhawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (CVN 70), Jan. 3. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah B. Goessl)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 25, 2025) An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 receives fuel on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 25. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 25, 2025) An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 25. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 25, 2025) An F-35B Lightening II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 25. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 2, 2025) An F-35B Lightening II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 2. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 2, 2025) An F-35B Lightening II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, taxis on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 2. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 6, 2025) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Rogjay Young, of Jamaica, stands in front of an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Warhawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, signaling that the jet is ready for flight on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 6. Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Nate Jordan)
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 6, 2025) Sailors signal an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Warhawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 6. Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Nate Jordan)
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 3, 2025) An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Warhawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (CVN 70), Jan. 3. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah B. Goessl)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 25, 2025) An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 receives fuel on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 25. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 25, 2025) An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 25. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 25, 2025) An F-35B Lightening II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 25. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 2, 2025) An F-35B Lightening II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 2. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 2, 2025) An F-35B Lightening II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, taxis on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 2. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth)
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