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PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2021) Two F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, embarked on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08); two F-35C Lightning II assigned to Strike Fight Squadron (VFA) 147; an EA-18G Growler, assigned to U.S. Navy Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136; and an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192, embarked on aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), conduct mid-air refueling in support of joint interoperability flights between Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) and U.K. Carrier Strike Group (CSG-21), Aug. 26, 2021. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and to serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Bart Crowder)