Keywords: An F-35B Lightning II aircraft is secured to USS America during flight operations. (25344960359).jpg PACIFIC OCEAN Nov 13 2016 An F-35B Lightning II aircraft is secured to the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 during flight operations The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing STOVL variant is the world ™s first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft America with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 VMX-1 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 VMFA-211 and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 VX-23 embarked are underway conducting operational testing and the third phase of developmental testing for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft respectively The tests will evaluate the full spectrum of joint strike fighter measures of suitability and effectiveness in an at-sea environment U S Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Goldberg/Released 161113-N-VR008-0050 Join the conversation http //www navy mil/viewGallery asp www navy mil/viewGallery asp http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //pinterest com pinterest com https //plus google com plus google com https //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/25344960359/ An F-35B Lightning II aircraft is secured to USS America during flight operations 2016-11-13 18 47 https //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official U S Navy Page from United States of America PO3 Kyle Goldberg/Petty Officer 3rd Class Attribution License IPTC Caption-Abstract U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery https //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/25344960359 2016-11-15 05 03 46 cc-by-2 0 161113-N-VR008-0050 Navy F-35B Lightning II on flight decks Files from the U S Navy Flickr stream Photographs taken on 2016-11-13 USS America LHA-6 flight deck Taken with Nikon D3s Supermoon of November 2016 |