U.S. 6TH FLEET (June 17, 2021) U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 21, move an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile across the flight deck aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (RO8) in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, June 18th, 2021. Alongside the United Kingdom's 617 Squadron, VMFA-211 is conducting combat sorties in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the first combat operations launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth. OIR is the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Zachary Bodner)