Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 prepare

Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 prepare to load Guided Bomb Unit (GBU) 12 Paveway II’s into an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter on the flight deck of Her Majesty’s Ship Queen Elizabeth, at sea on 29 September, 2020. The GBU-12 integrates an advanced guidance system to convert conventional gravity bombs into precision guided munitions. During the UK’s Carrier Strike Group global deployment next spring, VMFA-211 will provide strategic allies and sovereign fleet commands the full range of military capabilities.