VIDEO: USS Tripoli Certified For Fixed-Wing Flight Operations After F-35B Fighter Landing

An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet lands aboard the USS Tripoli in the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 11. With the successful landing, the amphibious assault ship achieved its fixed-wing flight certification. (U.S. Navy/Zenger)

The U.S. Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship, the USS Tripoli, has achieved its certification to conduct fixed-wing flight operations following the landing of an F-35B Lighting II fighter jet on the ship’s flight deck on Jan. 11.

The navy posted video of the landing that was filmed during exercises in the Pacific Ocean.