Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray, F-35 Integrated Test Force at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, makes the first ever F-35B Lightning II takeoff from HMS Queen Elizabeth on Sept. 25, 2018. Two F-35Bs landed onboard the new British aircraft carrier, laying the foundations for the next 50 years of fixed wing aviation in support of the UK’s Carrier Strike Capability. Courtesy photo by Royal Navy