Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 mount
Summary
Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 mount a 1,000 pound Guided Bomb Unit onto an F-35B Lightning II on the flight deck of the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, March 24, 2018. This event marked the first time an F-35 has been loaded with live ordnance at sea during an operational deployment. GBU-32s are GPS guided joint direct attack munitions capable of attaching to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121’s F-35B Lightning IIs. 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 Lance Cpl. Amy Phan/Released)
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31st meu
31st marine expeditionary unit
f 35 b lightning ii
marine fighter attack squadron 121
gps guided
gbu 32 joint direct attack munitions
lance cpl amy phan
uss wasp
philippine sea
vmfa 121 marines mount guided bombs to f 35 bs
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us marine corps
flight deck
Date
24/03/2018
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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