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Marine F-35Bs begin first operational deployment on ship
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
March 5, 2018 | 1:04
F-35B Lightning IIs perform deck landing qualifications on the USS Wasp (LHD-1), March 5, 2018. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 embarked a detachment of F-35Bs on the USS Wasp for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Spring Patrol 2018, marking the first operational deployment of the F-35B with a MEU. As the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, the 31st MEU provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bernadette Wildes)
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31st Marine Expeditionary UnitUSS WaspF-35U.S. Marine CorpsMarine AviationEast China SeaF-35BIndo-Asia-PacificMarinesaircraftMarine CorpsUSMC31st MEU
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