US Marines Baptized at Sea
More from the USS Wasp, as US Marines participate in a “renewal of faith and baptism” ceremony while afloat.
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US Marines Baptized Aboard the USS Wasp
Afloat in the contentious East China Sea, US Navy Chaplain (Cmdr) Steven Stougard offers an invocation during a baptism ceremony on the flight deck of Read more
F-35B Makes First Vertical Landing at Sea
The US Marine Corps’ STOVL variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35B Lightning II, has made its first vertical landing aboard the USS Wasp while it was underway, flown by US Marine Corps Test Pilot LtCol Fred Schenk. (The Wasp is a straight-deck amphibious assault ship, not an aircraft carrier.) Interestingly, they didn’t mention the subsequent takeoff, which would likely have also been a first.
The DoD has posted a short video of the landing — which was likely a much longer event than shown — on YouTube.