190604-M-XM144-089 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 4, 2019) An F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations n the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest/Released)