There were things in the article I posted which raised my interest. Firstly:
He raised the prospect of Britain’s F-35 stealth fighter jets disembarking in the region, adding that they could be sustained “through our US allies and through the hub in Japan”. A British aircraft carrier could take them out there and bring them home again
Which implies a UK shore-based F-35B presence even if on a rotating basis? 5 Nation Air Defence? Butterworth or Australia? Singapore? (They have a purpose built pier just for large aircraft carriers to attract someone to visit or stay....
Secondly:
It would be an allied task group, a British carrier, but a coalition of the willing. That’s how it’s being looked at.”.....
We provide the carrier and others supply the rest of a CBG? I can see the USMC being willing to provide an F-35B Sqn on an almost permanent basis in that area, and the USN to provide surface and subsurface assets - and perhaps Australia, Japan and others.