United States, United Kingdom and Italy Conduct Cross-Deck Operations [Image 6 of 6]

AT SEA, MEDITERRANEAN SEA

11.21.2021

Courtesy Photo

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

F-35B Lightning II’s with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, the United Kingdom’s 617 Squadron, Italian Navy and Italian Air Force prepare for flights on the flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean Sea on November 21, 2021. VMFA 211, the United Kingdom's 617 Squadron, the Italian Air Force and Italian Navy conducted cross-deck operations between Queen Elizabeth and ITS Cavour, improving the carrier’s interoperability. This was the fourth-cross deck operation VMFA-211 has conducted during Carrier Strike Group 21 and the first utilizing a foreign ship as an intermediate refueling point. (Royal Navy photography by LPhot Unaisi Luke)

• Date Taken: 11.21.2021
• Date Posted: 11.22.2021 10:37
• Photo ID: 6950194
• VIRIN: 211121-M-M0891-1211
• Resolution: 8012x5341
• Size: 18.73 MB
• Location: AT SEA, MEDITERRANEAN SEA