海上自衛隊：戦後初の「空母」に向けて改装の進む護衛艦「いずも」／「かが」 | 4枚目の写真（全4枚）

F-35B運用能力獲得のための改修を終えた「かが」。甲板の前方が角ばった矩形となり、艦首の20mm機関砲CIWSの位置も変更された。甲板の後方は耐熱処理が施され、その部分だけ薄っすらと色が異なる。写真／柿谷哲也

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 conducts a short takeoff aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo off the coast of Japan, Oct. 3, 2021. U.S. Marines and Sailors embarked aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo in support of the first ever F-35B Lightning II operations aboard a Japanese vessel. The U.S. and Japan continue to work closely together to broaden their operational capabilities, support the Treaty of mutual Cooperation and Security, and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon)

PACIFIC OCEAN –The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) is underway during a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), August 1, 2018. The Essex ARG/ 13th MEU team is a is a capable and lethal Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the 7th fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg)