200319-N-BT681-1010 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 19, 2020 Airman Evan Melnichack, from Corry, Pennsylvania, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), holds a line during maintenance on an F-35B Lightning II assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) in the hangar bay. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jonathan Berlier/Released)