U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Marine Corps F-35s Make First Appearance in Hawaii
180721-M-QH615-0003 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 21, 2018) – A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Detachment 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is displayed during at a media day at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU, July 21, 2018. The Essex ARG/ 13th 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. The Essex ARG and 13th MEU is the first continental United States Navy/Marine Corps team to deploy with the F-35B. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Aaron S. Patterson)
Marine Corps F-35s Make First Appearance in Hawaii
180721-M-QH615-0003 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 21, 2018) – A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Detachment 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is displayed during at a media day at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU, July 21, 2018. The Essex ARG/ 13th 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. The Essex ARG and 13th MEU is the first continental United States Navy/Marine Corps team to deploy with the F-35B. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Aaron S. Patterson)