#united states marine corps

On 4 July 1918, Marines paraded through the streets of Paris, France to celebrate.

A Marine’s Marine

On September 3, Marines and Sailors with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) held a memorial service to honor Sgt. Nicole Gee at Ahmad Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait. Sgt. Gee, a member of Combat Logistics Battalion 24, was one of 13 service members who were killed in action during non-combatant evacuation operations at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Guevara)

Lightning pilot….

NORTH SEA (October 10, 2020) – United States Marine Corps fighter pilot Major Christopher Brandt, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, prepares for takeoff in an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike FighteraboardBritish Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMSQueen Elizabeth (R 08).

                                  HMS Queen Elizabeth (R 08)

The U.S. Marine Corps pilots and flight crews are onboard the British carrier to conduct cross-training with their United Kingdom counterparts in preparation for the UK’s Carrier Strike Group deployment coming up in Spring 2021. The carrier will deploy with the brand-new F-35B Lightning II’s onboard….and ready for action.

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>>CLICK the photos for a much closer look….

>>In the sixth photo above….showing Major Brandt taking off from HMS Queen Elizabeth….note the position of the main engine, directing thrust almost downward….as his supersonic short take-off/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B takes off from the ski-jump forward flight deck.

>>Top six photos: 1st LT Zachary Bodner, USMC