ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 29, 2023) U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Maj. Paul Gucwa performs a vertical landing in an F-35B Lightning II strike fighter during a mission to expand the flight envelope for the technique aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09), Oct. 29, 2023. Gucwa also performed the first night shipborne rolling vertical landing during the evening's flight period. Gucwa is one of three test pilots embarked with a broader team from the Patuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force (PAX ITF) to conduct flight tests during the ongoing developmental test phase 3 (DT-3) flight trials. Prince of Wales, the U.K.'s newest aircraft carrier and biggest warship, is deployed to the Western Atlantic for WESTLANT 23. (U.S. Navy photo by Kyra Helwick)