10 Jul 2025 "...U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighters operated from the U.K. Royal Navy (RN) aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09) on Tuesday as part of the run-up to the U.S.-Australian led Exercise Talisman Sabre, according to the Royal Navy.... No details were given as to where Prince of Wales was located but the carrier was likely to be in the Timor Sea and heading to Darwin, Australia for Talisman Sabre. America was operating in the Coral Sea on Monday. VMFA-242 aircraft No. 32 seen on Prince of Wales has been shown on Pentagon imagery releases to be embarked on America...."
https://news.usni.org/2025/07/10/u-s...in-the-pacific