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 outdoor aircraft vehicle 151005-O-ZZ999-206 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles prepares to make an arrested landing aboard the flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) with aircraft 73/CF-03, an F-35 Lightning II carrier variant from the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23. Karapostoles conducted carrier suitability and integration testing of the F-35C carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter aboard the Mighty IKE from Oct. 2-10. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andrew McMurtrie/Released) 151005-O-ZZ999-206 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles prepares to make an arrested landing aboard the flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) with aircraft 73/CF-03, an F-35 Lightning II carrier variant from the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23. Karapostoles conducted carrier suitability and integration testing of the F-35C carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter aboard the Mighty IKE from Oct. 2-10. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andrew McMurtrie/Released) |