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ARABIAN SEA -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 cross-decked F-35B Lightning IIs from HMS Queen Elizabeth to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Nov. 8, 2021.
U.S. Marines from “The Wake Island Avengers” were transported by a Royal Navy Merlin MK IV to the Essex to recover and refuel the F-35Bs, before launching them on mission ultimately to return to Queen Elizabeth. This evolution demonstrated the strategic importance of F-35 capable allied carriers, as well as the interoperability the F-35B facilitates.
Simultaneously, aircraft attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, landed on Queen Elizabeth demonstrating increased interoperability, information sharing, and expanded access across the region as allies, as well as credible and capable forces operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
| Date Taken: | 11.08.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 11.10.2021 04:46 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 820955 |
| VIRIN: | 211108-M-MS099-300 |
| PIN: | 211201 |
| Filename: | DOD_108673821 |
| Length: | 00:00:41 |
| Location: | ARABIAN SEA |
| Downloads: | 105 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 105 |
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