Keywords: f-35 f35 f-35c f35c navy pax river itf paxriveritf nas patuxent river naspatuxentriver navair vx-23 vx23 pax river paxriver itf cf-03 cf03 cf-05 cf05 uss dwight d. eisenhower ussdwightdeisenhower cvn 69 cvn69 carrier naval aviation navalaviation joint strike fighter jointstrikefighter jsf atlantic ocean atlanticocean airplane outdoor aircraft vehicle ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles prepares to launch from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during a morning test flight of an F-35C Lightning II. Karapostoles and three other test pilots assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 are conducting carrier suitability and integration testing of the F-35C carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released) ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles prepares to launch from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during a morning test flight of an F-35C Lightning II. Karapostoles and three other test pilots assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 are conducting carrier suitability and integration testing of the F-35C carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released) |