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Navy/USMC

F-35B Makes Maiden Voyage Aboard USS Wasp Amphib In Pacific

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

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F-35B Makes Maiden Voyage Aboard USS Wasp Amphib In Pacific

A Marine Corps F-35B lands on the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1),. (Photo: U.S. Navy )

In a first for the short-takeoff vertical-landing capable aircraft, several Marine Corps F-35Bs landed on the USS Wasp (LHD-1) for deployment aboard the Navy big-deck amphibious assault ship.The detachment of F-35s, assigned to Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), alit on the Wasp’s deck March 5 to begin a deployment in the Asia-Pacific with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The aircraft are set to sail with 31st MEU during its upcoming Spring Patrol 2018, a regularly-scheduled cruise through the Pacific…

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