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Maintenance is performed on an F-35B Lightning II on the flight deck of USS Wasp during night operations, a key component of the Marine Corps’ F-35B operational test May 22. OT-1, scheduled from May 18 through May 29, 2015, is evaluating the full spectrum of the F-35B’s capabilities. The F-35B is with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, based in Yuma, Ariz.

Maintenance is performed on an F-35B Lightning II on the flight deck of USS Wasp during night operations, a key component of the Marine Corps’ F-35B operational test May 22. OT-1, scheduled from May 18 through May 29, 2015, is evaluating the full spectrum of the F-35B’s capabilities. The F-35B is with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, based in Yuma, Ariz.

Photo by Cpl. Anne K. Henry

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit load onto an MV-22B Osprey aboard the USS Essex off the coast of Hawaii, May 19, 2015. These Marines demonstrated the capabilities of an amphibious raid during the U.S. Pacific Command Amphibious Leadership Symposium. PALS is designed to bring together senior leaders from allied and partner Marine Corps, naval infantries and militaries around the Pacific with interest in military amphibious capability development.

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit load onto an MV-22B Osprey aboard the USS Essex off the coast of Hawaii, May 19, 2015. These Marines demonstrated the capabilities of an amphibious raid during the U.S. Pacific Command Amphibious Leadership Symposium. PALS is designed to bring together senior leaders from allied and partner Marine Corps, naval infantries and militaries around the Pacific with interest in military amphibious capability development.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Miguel Carrasco

Two F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters complete vertical landings aboard the USS Wasp during the opening day of the first session of operational testing, May 18, 2015. As the future of Marine Corps aviation, the F-35B will eventually replace all aircraft from three legacy Marine Corps platforms: the AV-8B Harrier, the F/A-18 Hornet and the EA-6B Prowler. The aircraft are stationed with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Beaufort, South Carolina and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Yuma, Arizona.

Two F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters complete vertical landings aboard the USS Wasp during the opening day of the first session of operational testing, May 18, 2015. As the future of Marine Corps aviation, the F-35B will eventually replace all aircraft from three legacy Marine Corps platforms: the AV-8B Harrier, the F/A-18 Hornet and the EA-6B Prowler. The aircraft are stationed with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Beaufort, South Carolina and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Yuma, Arizona.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Remington Hall

U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey with Joint Task Force 505 departs for a search and rescue mission out of the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal May 13. The Osprey, which is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, carries JTF personnel in search of a UH-1Y Huey helicopter carrying six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers. The Huey, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, went missing while conducting humanitarian assistance after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake May 12. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thor Larson)

U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey with Joint Task Force 505 departs for a search and rescue mission out of the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal May 13. The Osprey, which is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, carries JTF personnel in search of a UH-1Y Huey helicopter carrying six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers. The Huey, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, went missing while conducting humanitarian assistance after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake May 12. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thor Larson)

Photo by Cpl. Thor Larson

An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium TIltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches off the flight deck of the USS Essex at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 13, 2015. 15th MEU’s air combat element launched and recovered it's Harriers to maintain readiness and proficiency during their seven-month deployment.

An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium TIltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches off the flight deck of the USS Essex at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 13, 2015. 15th MEU’s air combat element launched and recovered it's Harriers to maintain readiness and proficiency during their seven-month deployment.

Photo by Cpl. Elize McKelvey

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, board an MV-22B Osprey while conducting flight operations aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), in the Atlantic Ocean, May 9, 2015, during PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training. PMINT is a joint training event the 26th MEU, supporting elements and PHIBRON 4 are conducting in preparation for their deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, board an MV-22B Osprey while conducting flight operations aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), in the Atlantic Ocean, May 9, 2015, during PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training. PMINT is a joint training event the 26th MEU, supporting elements and PHIBRON 4 are conducting in preparation for their deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), brace the rotor wash of a CH-53 Super Stallion while conducting flight operations aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), in the Atlantic Ocean, May 9, 2015, during PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training. PMINT is a joint training event the 26th MEU, supporting elements and PHIBRON 4 are conducting in preparation for their deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), brace the rotor wash of a CH-53 Super Stallion while conducting flight operations aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), in the Atlantic Ocean, May 9, 2015, during PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training. PMINT is a joint training event the 26th MEU, supporting elements and PHIBRON 4 are conducting in preparation for their deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Amphibious Squadron 4 (PHIBRON) wait for a CH-53 Super Stallion to take off while conducting flight operations aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), in the Atlantic Ocean, May 9, 2015, during PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT). PMINT is a joint training event the 26th MEU, supporting elements and PHIBRON 4 are conducting in preparation for their deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Amphibious Squadron 4 (PHIBRON) wait for a CH-53 Super Stallion to take off while conducting flight operations aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), in the Atlantic Ocean, May 9, 2015, during PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT). PMINT is a joint training event the 26th MEU, supporting elements and PHIBRON 4 are conducting in preparation for their deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

A U.S. Navy sailor with Amphibious Squadron 4 (PHIBRON) signals an MV-22B Osprey assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, while conducting flight operations aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), in the Atlantic Ocean, May 9, 2015, during PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training. PMINT is a joint training event the 26th MEU, supporting elements and PHIBRON 4 are conducting in preparation for their deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

A U.S. Navy sailor with Amphibious Squadron 4 (PHIBRON) signals an MV-22B Osprey assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, while conducting flight operations aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), in the Atlantic Ocean, May 9, 2015, during PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training. PMINT is a joint training event the 26th MEU, supporting elements and PHIBRON 4 are conducting in preparation for their deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Headquarters Regiment, prepare to secure a simulated cargo load to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during an external lift exercise on Landing Zone Albatross aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 7, 2015. The exercise was performed in collaboration with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and was intended to maintain readiness for future operations that will require them to efficiently transport equipment and supplies to units.

Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Headquarters Regiment, prepare to secure a simulated cargo load to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during an external lift exercise on Landing Zone Albatross aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 7, 2015. The exercise was performed in collaboration with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and was intended to maintain readiness for future operations that will require them to efficiently transport equipment and supplies to units.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Fatmeh Saad

Marine pilots aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing participate in an external lift exercise above Landing Zone Albatross aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 7, 2015. The exercise was with the help of landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Headquarters Regiment, and was intended to help both units maintain readiness for future operations that will require them to efficiently transport equipment and supplies.

Marine pilots aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing participate in an external lift exercise above Landing Zone Albatross aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 7, 2015. The exercise was with the help of landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Headquarters Regiment, and was intended to help both units maintain readiness for future operations that will require them to efficiently transport equipment and supplies.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Fatmeh Saad

Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Headquarters Regiment, direct the landing of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during an external lift exercise on Landing Zone Albatross aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 7, 2015. The exercise was performed in collaboration with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and is intended to maintain readiness for future operations that will require them to efficiently transport equipment and supplies to units.

Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Headquarters Regiment, direct the landing of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during an external lift exercise on Landing Zone Albatross aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 7, 2015. The exercise was performed in collaboration with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and is intended to maintain readiness for future operations that will require them to efficiently transport equipment and supplies to units.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Fatmeh Saad

An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, performs a vertical landing as part of required flying field carrier landing practices at the station’s auxiliary landing field, Monday, April 27, 2015. The landing field simulates the flight deck of an aircraft carrier to prepare pilots for landing and taking off at sea.

An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, performs a vertical landing as part of required flying field carrier landing practices at the station’s auxiliary landing field, Monday, April 27, 2015. The landing field simulates the flight deck of an aircraft carrier to prepare pilots for landing and taking off at sea.

Photo by Cpl. Travis Gershaneck

Aircraft mechanic Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 inspect the top of an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter during a routine maintenance inspection during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-15 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 22, 2015. The maintenance that they provide ensures all pilot candidates complete every mission safely. WTI is a seven-week course hosted by MAWTS-1 that provides advanced tactical training to certify Marine pilots as weapons and tactics instructors, preparing them to return to the fleet and serve in key training officer billets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cody Haas)

Aircraft mechanic Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 inspect the top of an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter during a routine maintenance inspection during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-15 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 22, 2015. The maintenance that they provide ensures all pilot candidates complete every mission safely. WTI is a seven-week course hosted by MAWTS-1 that provides advanced tactical training to certify Marine pilots as weapons and tactics instructors, preparing them to return to the fleet and serve in key training officer billets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cody Haas)

Photo by Sgt. Cody M. D. Haas

Aircraft mechanic Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 inspect an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter during a routine maintenance inspection Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-15 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona., April 22, 2015. The maintenance that they provide ensures all pilot candidates complete every mission safely. WTI is a seven-week course hosted by MAWTS-1 that provides advanced tactical training to certify Marine pilots as weapons and tactics instructors, preparing them to return to the fleet and serve in key training officer billets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cody Haas)

Aircraft mechanic Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 inspect an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter during a routine maintenance inspection Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-15 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona., April 22, 2015. The maintenance that they provide ensures all pilot candidates complete every mission safely. WTI is a seven-week course hosted by MAWTS-1 that provides advanced tactical training to certify Marine pilots as weapons and tactics instructors, preparing them to return to the fleet and serve in key training officer billets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cody Haas)

Photo by Sgt. Cody M. D. Haas

Aircraft mechanic Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 inspect an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter during a routine maintenance inspection during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-15 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 22, 2015. The maintenance that they provide ensures all pilot candidates complete every mission safely. WTI is a seven-week course hosted by MAWTS-1 that provides advanced tactical training to certify Marine pilots as weapons and tactics instructors, preparing them to return to the fleet and serve in key training officer billets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cody Haas)

Aircraft mechanic Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 inspect an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter during a routine maintenance inspection during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-15 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 22, 2015. The maintenance that they provide ensures all pilot candidates complete every mission safely. WTI is a seven-week course hosted by MAWTS-1 that provides advanced tactical training to certify Marine pilots as weapons and tactics instructors, preparing them to return to the fleet and serve in key training officer billets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cody Haas)

Photo by Sgt. Cody M. D. Haas

An aircraft mechanic Marine with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 wipes down the tail of an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter during a routine maintenance inspection during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-15 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 22, 2015. The maintenance that they provide ensures all pilot candidates complete every mission safely. WTI is a seven-week course hosted by MAWTS-1 that provides advanced tactical training to certify Marine pilots as weapons and tactics instructors, preparing them to return to the fleet and serve in key training officer billets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cody Haas)

An aircraft mechanic Marine with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 wipes down the tail of an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter during a routine maintenance inspection during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-15 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 22, 2015. The maintenance that they provide ensures all pilot candidates complete every mission safely. WTI is a seven-week course hosted by MAWTS-1 that provides advanced tactical training to certify Marine pilots as weapons and tactics instructors, preparing them to return to the fleet and serve in key training officer billets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cody Haas)

Photo by Sgt. Cody M. D. Haas

Marine Capt. Katie Higgins, the first female pilot with the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, or Blue Angels, speaks with media aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 9, 2015. The Severna Park, Maryland native is now the newest pilot of "Fat Albert," a C-130 Hercules flown by the Blue Angels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Olivia G. Ortiz/Released)

Marine Capt. Katie Higgins, the first female pilot with the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, or Blue Angels, speaks with media aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 9, 2015. The Severna Park, Maryland native is now the newest pilot of "Fat Albert," a C-130 Hercules flown by the Blue Angels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Olivia G. Ortiz/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Olivia G. Ortiz

Staff Sgt. Jordan Kelly, a fire power control team chief with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, points out a target on a video scout during close air support training in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, April 13, 2015. The video from the F/A-18 Hornet’s sensors allows the Marines to confirm enemy target locations with the pilot.

Staff Sgt. Jordan Kelly, a fire power control team chief with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, points out a target on a video scout during close air support training in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, April 13, 2015. The video from the F/A-18 Hornet’s sensors allows the Marines to confirm enemy target locations with the pilot.

Photo by Cpl. Owen Kimbrel

Capt. Jordan Duffield, a fire power control team leader with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, communicates with an F/A-18 Hornet flying above during close air support training in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, April 13, 2015. The training was conducted in an urban environment with the civilian population to add uncontrolled situations and varying difficulty to the training.

Capt. Jordan Duffield, a fire power control team leader with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, communicates with an F/A-18 Hornet flying above during close air support training in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, April 13, 2015. The training was conducted in an urban environment with the civilian population to add uncontrolled situations and varying difficulty to the training.

Photo by Cpl. Owen Kimbrel