US Navy Vice Admiral shows commitment to combined carrier strike
One of the highest-ranking women in the US Armed Forces has met with her Royal Navy counterparts to plan future joint carrier operations.
Senior members of the US Navy and US Marine Corps visiting HMS Queen Elizabeth
During a visit to HMS Queen Elizabeth in March, Vice Admiral Nora Tyson and her team of US personnel discussed how the UK and US carriers would work together on combined carrier tasks.
Vice Admiral Tyson is the first woman to command a .
The US and the UK signed a Statement of Intent in 2012, which set out their commitment to combined carrier strike once HMS Queen Elizabeth becomes operational.
Vice Admiral Tyson and her team are assessing how that commitment might be exploited including opportunities to benefit jointly from the F35B Joint Strike Fighter capability, which is shared by the and the .
HMS Queen Elizabeth is due to start sea trials next year while HMS Prince of Wales is currently being assembled at Rosyth shipyard. Together the carriers represent the return of the nation鈥檚 carrier strike capability.