SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 27, 2021) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) conducts flight deck operations onboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R 08) in the South China Sea on July 27, 2021. VMFA-211 is attached to the United Kingdom's Carrier Strike Group 21, a UK-led international strike group including support from the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and The Royal Netherlands Navy HNLMS Evertsen (F 805). A free and open Indo-Pacific region that is peaceful and stable is vital to ensuring greater prosperity for the region and the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Zachary Bodner)