F-35B Lands On USS Essex (LHD-2) Amphibious Assault ShipVideo by Sgt. April Price 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade
A U.S. Marine F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares to land aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Exercise Dawn Blitz, October 20, 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven amphibious exercise conducted between Expeditionary Strike Group 3 and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, testing their ability to conduct amphibious operations in response to global crises and to project power ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. April L. Price)