{"id":56058,"date":"2020-12-31T17:20:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T17:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/31\/new-in-2021-more-marines-on-british-aircraft-carriers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:52:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:52:42","slug":"new-in-2021-more-marines-on-british-aircraft-carriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2020\/12\/31\/new-in-2021-more-marines-on-british-aircraft-carriers\/","title":{"rendered":"New in 2021: More Marines on British carriers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2020\/10\/20\/the-us-and-uk-navies-prepare-to-sign-agreement-to-merge-their-tech-futures\/\" target=_blank>Marine F-35B squadron<\/a> operated off the deck of one of Britain\u2019s newest aircraft carriers, marking a possible future of increased interoperability and flexibility as the 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