PHILIPPINE SEA (June 11, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Whitmore, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, conducts preflight checks aboard the amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 11, 2022. Marines with VMFA-121, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, are conducting flight operations within U.S. 7th Fleet in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jackson Ricker)