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. 5, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles makes an arrested landing aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during the second phase of F-35 Lightning II developmental test (DT-II). Pax River ITF test pilots assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducted carrier suitability and integration testing of the F-35C carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter aboard the Mighty IKE. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released) ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles makes an arrested landing aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during the second phase of F-35 Lightning II developmental test (DT-II). Pax River ITF test pilots assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducted carrier suitability and integration testing of the F-35C carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter aboard the Mighty IKE. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released) |