180413-M-OP674-063 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 13, 2018) An F-35B Lightning II prepares to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. A detachment of F-35Bs with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 joined Wasp for Spring Patrol 2018, marking the F-35’s first operational deployment with a Marine expeditionary unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Amy Phan/Released)