180328-M-LQ865-0041 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (March 28, 2018) An F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU), takes off from the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), during flight operations. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group is fully integrated for the first time before their summer deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg/Released)