PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Brandon Howard, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 conducts post-flight checks aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), while underway, June 10, 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)