CORAL SEA (July, 14.2025): Photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load a GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) bomb, into the weapons bay of a F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to VMFA 242 during an ordnance load as a part of Talisman Sabre 25, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). Marines with VMFA 242 arm F-35Bs with multi-discipline strike capabilities to support combined-joint all domain operations in key maritime terrain. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns.
31ST MEU CONDUCTS ORDNANCE LOAD DURING EXERCISE TALISMAN SABRE 25
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