180925-N-ZZ999-006 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2018) An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet successfully takes off from the Royal navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) for the first time this week, laying the foundation for the next 50 years of fixed wing aviation in support of the United Kingdom’s carrier strike capability. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the Royal navy by LPhot Kyle Heller/Released)