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How marines launch fighter jets from USS Tripoli

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 , 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a fly off aboard ...
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This US Navy 'lightning carrier' just sailed up to China's backdoor

The USS Tripoli is not quite an aircraft carrier—but her complement of F-35s serve as a shot across the bow to China after ...