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PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 20, 2021) Airman Michael John, left, from Scottsdale, Ariz., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), fuels an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA 211), embarked on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), during flight operations between the Royal Navy and America. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.