PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 3, 2021) An F-35B Lightning II, assigned to the "Wake Island Avengers" of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 211, launches off the flight deck of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Oct. 3, 2021. The United Kingdom's carrier strike group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08); the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces led by (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182); the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338); the Royal Netherlands Navy De Zeven Provincien-class frigate HNLMS Evertsen (F 805); the Royal New Zealand Navy Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha (F 77) and U.S. Navy carrier strike groups led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), conducted multiple carrier strike group operations in the Philippine Sea. The integrated at-sea operations brought together more than 15,000 Sailors across six nations to demonstrate an unmatched network of alliances and partnerships in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erin C. Zorich)