PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Nick Kachulis, a pilot, left, and Cpl. Michael Gutierrez, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic, both with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, shake hands 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)