200325-M-WW783-376 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 25, 2020) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) clear the flight deck before an F-35B Lightning II aircraft strike exercise of an inflatable maritime target. 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. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Brittenham/Released)