During an exercise on November 8 in the Arabian Sea, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 cross-decked F-35Bs between the HMS Queen Elizabeth to the USS Essex, an amphibious assault ship deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. It emphasized the value of interoperability among allied carriers. In recent months, the Marine Corps has also landed F-35Bs on Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour and the Japanese Ship Izumo. (Read more...)