The U.K.'s Carrier Strike Group 2021 Phase 2 commenced as HMS Queen Elizabeth passed through the Suez Canal on July 6. The passage through the world famous waterway marked the end of a six-week Phase 1 of exercises and operations in the Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea. The F-35s aboard the aircraft carrier unite NATO partners and offer unmistakable proof that the U.K.'s most important overseas defense commitment remains the security of the Euro-Atlantic region. Next stop: the Indo-Pacific! Learn more about the F-35B's achievements during the beginning of the milestone deployment.