PACIFIC OCEAN (May 25, 2022) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Juan DelToro launches a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft from the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 25, 2022. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 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)