200215-N-BT681-1106 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 15, 2020) An F-35B Lightning II and a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) are secured to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) as the ship conducts an exercise with the amphibious transport dock ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Operating as an expeditionary strike force, the Navy-Marine Corps team integrates the combat power of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group with the flexible capability of the America Expeditionary Strike Group to provide the fleet commander with a capable, credible combat force that can be deployed anywhere in the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jonathan Berlier/Released)