NORTH SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) An F-35B Lightning II assigned to the British Royal Navy 617 Squadron �The Dambusters� launches off the deck of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) at sea, September 23, 2020. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 joined �The Dambusters� onboard the 65,000-ton carrier as she sailed for exercises with NATO allies in the North Sea. This month�s overarching UK-led Group Exercise will see VMFA-211, 617 Squadron and Queen Elizabeth joined by six Royal Navy destroyers, frigates and auxiliaries, ready to fight in any climate or place. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Zachary Bodner)