200210-N-JO829-1132 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2020) An F-35B Lightning II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 also known as the Flying Leathernecks, takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is conducting routine operations in the eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead/Released)