Dual Carrier Operations with Carrier Strike Group One [Image 1 of 6]

AT SEA, BAY OF BENGAL

10.17.2021

Courtesy Photo

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

Units from the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) met up with the United States Ship (USS) Carl Vinson Strike Group, Japanese Self-Defence Maritime Force Ships, and Royal Australian Navy in a joint exercise in the Bay of Bengal.

Ships from UK Carrier Strike Group included HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Richmond, HMS Defender and USS The Sullivans. Japanese Self-Defence Maritime Force ship included Japanese ship (JS) Kaga (helicopter carrier) and JS Murasame. USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group included USS Car Vinson, USS Lake Champlain, USS Stockdale and HMAS Ballarat from the Royal Australian Navy. All manoeuvred into position for a group formation with a fly past consisting of F-35 Jets, F-18 Jets, E-2D Hawkeye and an Osprey. (Royal Navy photography by LPhot Unaisi Luke)

• Date Taken: 10.17.2021
• Date Posted: 10.18.2021 07:15
• Photo ID: 6892459
• VIRIN: 211017-M-M0891-1010
• Resolution: 4904x3269
• Size: 7.1 MB
• Location: AT SEA, BAY OF BENGAL