161118-M-MS007-117 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 18, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II performs a vertical landing aboard the USS America (LHA 6). Multiple Marine Corps aircraft are aboard the USS America for the Lightning Carrier Proof of Concept Demonstration. The demonstration is the first shipboard Marine Corps F-35B integration demonstration alongside other Marine Corps Air Combat Element assets. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Thor Larson/Released)