During the training in the Gulf of Oman on November 7, VMFA-211 cross-decked F-35B Lightning IIs from HMS Queen Elizabeth to the USS Essex, which highlighted the strategic advantage of the United ...

The USS Essex, built in 1799 and commanded by Capt. David Porter Jr., was the smallest frigate in the US Navy at the beginning of the War of 1812. It was armed mainly with short-range 32-pound ...