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 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2015) Cmdr. Tony “Brick” Wilson, an F-35 Lightning II test pilot from the Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, conducts catapult and arrestment testing aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Wilson is one of five VX-23 test pilots aboard the Mighty IKE for the second developmental test phase of the F-35C Lightning II. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Dane Wiedmann/Released) ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2015) Cmdr. Tony “Brick” Wilson, an F-35 Lightning II test pilot from the Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, conducts catapult and arrestment testing aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Wilson is one of five VX-23 test pilots aboard the Mighty IKE for the second developmental test phase of the F-35C Lightning II. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Dane Wiedmann/Released) |