211003-N-RO680-2030 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 3, 2021) An F-35B Lightning II, assigned to the “Wake Island Avengers” of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 211, launches off the flight deck of British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Oct. 3, 2021. The United Kingdom’s carrier strike group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08); Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces led by (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182); Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338); Royal Netherlands Navy’s HNLMS Evertsen (F 805); Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Te Kaha (F 77) and Navy
211003-N-RO680-2030 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 3, 2021) An F-35B Lightning II, assigned to the “Wake Island Avengers” of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 211, launches off the flight deck of British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Oct. 3, 2021. The United Kingdom’s carrier strike group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08); Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces led by (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182); Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338); Royal Netherlands Navy’s HNLMS Evertsen (F 805); Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Te Kaha (F 77) and Navy carrier strike groups led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), conducted multiple carrier strike group operations in the Philippine Sea. The integrated at-sea operations brought together more than 15,000 Sailors across six nations to demonstrate an unmatched network of alliances and partnerships in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erin C. Zorich)
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