ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 24, 2023) An F-35B Lightning II from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 approaches the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09) for a vertical landing during training in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 24, 2023. The 5th generation strike aircraft for Navy, Air Force, Marines, and allies is aboard to conduct developmental test phase 3 (DT-3) flight trials, which continue today. During the ship's deployment to the U.S. Eastern Seaboard for WESTLANT 2023, a Pax River F-35 Integrated Test Force (Pax ITF) team is working closely with the ship's company to conduct the sea trials that continue pushing the boundaries of carrier aviation. (Photo by Michael D. Jackson)