Posted: 10/18/2021
BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 17, 2021) Ships and aircraft from the U.S. Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and the Royal Navy, led by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R 08) and the JMSDF Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184) transit in formation during Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) 2021, Oct. 17, 2021.