Gunny
03-07-2018, 05:08 PM
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 11:21 AM PT — Wed. March 7, 2018The Navy are stationing F-35B stealth fighter jets on an aircraft carrier in the Indo-Pacific for the first time in a clear warning to China and North Korea (http://www.oann.com/u-s-navy-deploys-f-35b-to-pacific-in-show-of-strength-to-china-north-korea/#).
http://d2pggiv3o55wnc.cloudfront.net/oann/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/JET.jpgA F-35B aircraft landed on the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp for the first time in the Indo-Pacific for the first time on Monday. (Photo/Reuters)
On Sunday, fighter jets landed on an amphibious assault ship at an undisclosed location in the Pacific.
The Navy touted the move as a new era of weaponry in air and sea capability, and one of the most significant leaps in war-fighting for the Navy and Marine Corps.
The F-35B was assigned to the 31st Marine expeditionary unit based in Okinawa, Japan and will provide support (http://www.oann.com/u-s-navy-deploys-f-35b-to-pacific-in-show-of-strength-to-china-north-korea/#) to operations in the region.
The deployment comes in response to North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, and China ‘s aggressive dominance over the South China Sea.
http://www.oann.com/u-s-navy-deploys-f-35b-to-pacific-in-show-of-strength-to-china-north-korea/
Great. A new fighter. Guess I'll have to look it up and see what it can do. Interesting it's assigned to the 31st MEU. I WON'T explain, but that is an odd thing to be going on.
UPDATED 11:21 AM PT — Wed. March 7, 2018The Navy are stationing F-35B stealth fighter jets on an aircraft carrier in the Indo-Pacific for the first time in a clear warning to China and North Korea (http://www.oann.com/u-s-navy-deploys-f-35b-to-pacific-in-show-of-strength-to-china-north-korea/#).
http://d2pggiv3o55wnc.cloudfront.net/oann/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/JET.jpgA F-35B aircraft landed on the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp for the first time in the Indo-Pacific for the first time on Monday. (Photo/Reuters)
On Sunday, fighter jets landed on an amphibious assault ship at an undisclosed location in the Pacific.
The Navy touted the move as a new era of weaponry in air and sea capability, and one of the most significant leaps in war-fighting for the Navy and Marine Corps.
The F-35B was assigned to the 31st Marine expeditionary unit based in Okinawa, Japan and will provide support (http://www.oann.com/u-s-navy-deploys-f-35b-to-pacific-in-show-of-strength-to-china-north-korea/#) to operations in the region.
The deployment comes in response to North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, and China ‘s aggressive dominance over the South China Sea.
http://www.oann.com/u-s-navy-deploys-f-35b-to-pacific-in-show-of-strength-to-china-north-korea/
Great. A new fighter. Guess I'll have to look it up and see what it can do. Interesting it's assigned to the 31st MEU. I WON'T explain, but that is an odd thing to be going on.