PACIFIC OCEAN (May 25, 2022) U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 conduct routine flight deck operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 25, 2022. Marines with VMFA-121, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, are conducting flight operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jackson Ricker)