Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Participates in MPX 2021 [Image 10 of 17]

BAY OF BENGAL

10.17.2021

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Russell Lindsey 

USS Carl Vinson   

211017-N-BC658-1328 BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 17, 2021) An F-35B Lightning II, assigned to the “Wake Island Avengers” of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VFMA) 211, launches from the flight deck of U.K. Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R 08), while the ship steams alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), and Japan Maritime Self- Defense Force Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184), as the ships transit the Bay of Bengal as part of Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX), Oct. 17, 2021. MPX 2021 is a multilateral maritime exercise between the Royal Australian Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defense, U.K. Royal Navy, and U.S. maritime forces, focused on naval cooperation, interoperability and regional security and stability in the Indo-Pacific and is an example of the enduring partnership between Australian, Japanese, U.K. and U.S. maritime forces, who routinely operate together in the Indo-Pacific, fostering a cooperative approach toward regional security and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell Lindsey)

• Date Taken: 10.17.2021
• Date Posted: 10.18.2021 08:07
• Photo ID: 6892541
• VIRIN: 211017-N-BC658-2328
• Resolution: 6003x4002
• Size: 1.32 MB
• Location: BAY OF BENGAL