An F-35C Lightning II from the Rough Raiders of Strike Fighter Squadro...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 29, 2018) An F-35C Lightning II from the Rough Raiders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lin... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 08, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 takes off aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight ... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 04, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft ca... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Manuel Ariasraig signal...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 08, 2015) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Manuel Ariasraig signals to an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Ev... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter launches fr...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 05, 2014) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Tes... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 04, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the ai... More
Two F-35C Lightning II aircraft assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 04, 2017) Two F-35C Lightning II aircraft assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 sit on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 02, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft car... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter conducts a ...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 03, 2014) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter conducts a touch and go landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Two joint strike fighters are conducting... More
An F-35C Lightning II from the Rough Raiders of Strike Fighter Squadro...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 28, 2018) An F-35C Lightning II from the Rough Raiders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). ... More
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead delivers remarks du...
FORT WORTH, Texas (Jul. 28, 2009) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead delivers remarks during the rollout ceremony for the F-35C Lightning II, the Navy's first-ever stealth fighter. The aircraft ... More
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead addresses the crowd at a ...
FORT WORTH, Texas (Jul. 28, 2009) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead addresses the crowd at a ceremony in Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth plant celebrating the rollout of the U.S. Navy's first-ever steal... More
An F-35C Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft takes off from Naval Air S...
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (May. 05, 2011) An F-35C Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft takes off from Naval Air Station Patuxtent River during a test flight. Naval Air Systems Command announced May 17 that the test ai... More
Test pilot Lt. Cmdr. Eric
LAKEHURST, N.J. (Jun. 25, 2011) Test pilot Lt. Cmdr. Eric "Magic" Buus lands the F-35C test aircraft CF-2 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. CF-2 and the F-35 integrated test team from Naval Air Station Patux... More
An F-35C test aircraft piloted by Lt. Christopher Tabert
An F-35C test aircraft piloted by Lt. Christopher Tabert launches from a steam catapult for the first time. CF-3 is the designated carrier suitability test aircraft. The F-35C carrier variant of the Joint Strik... More
An F-35C test aircraft piloted by Lt. Christopher Tabert launches from...
LAKEHURST, N.J. (Oct. 06, 2011) An F-35C test aircraft piloted by Lt. Christopher Tabert launches from a from a degraded test catapult. The test used an intentionally degraded catapult to check the aircraft's r... More
Royal Air Force test pilot Squadron Leader Jim Schofield sits in the c...
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Feb. 21, 2012) Royal Air Force test pilot Squadron Leader Jim Schofield sits in the cockpit of an F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft after his first flight in the carrier... More
Royal Air Force test pilot Squadron Leader Jim Schofield taxis an F-35...
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Feb. 21, 2012) Royal Air Force test pilot Squadron Leader Jim Schofield taxis an F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft after his first flight in the carrier variant. Schofie... More
Cmdr. Eric Buus and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matthew Taylor fly F-35C Lig...
ATLANTIC TEST RANGE (Apr. 18, 2012) Cmdr. Eric Buus and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matthew Taylor fly F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft CF-1 and CF-2 on a formation test flight in the Atlantic te... More
Cmdr. Eric Buus and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matthew Taylor fly F-35C Lig...
ATLANTIC TEST RANGE (Apr. 18, 2012) Cmdr. Eric Buus and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matthew Taylor fly F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft CF-1 and CF-2 on a formation test flight in the Atlantic te... More
An F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft takes off dur...
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Jun. 13, 2012) An F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft takes off during an evening flight. This was the first evening flight of an F-35C. (U.S. Navy photo by Andy Wolfe) Fi... More
Navy test pilot Lt. Christopher Tabert pilots the first external store...
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Jun. 27, 2012) Navy test pilot Lt. Christopher Tabert pilots the first external stores flight of the F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft. The F-35C is distinct from the F-... More
The carrier variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter flies for the fir...
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Jun. 27, 2012) The carrier variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter flies for the first time with external weapons. Navy test pilot Lt. Christopher Tabert flew CF-1 with inert AIM-9X Sidewi... More
An informational graphic depicting tje F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike ...
WASHINGTON (Apr. 04, 2013) An informational graphic depicting the F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Navy graphic by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arif Patani) File# 130404-N-PM781-005
Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101,...
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (Aug. 14, 2013) Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, conducts a pre-flight inspection of an F-35C Lightning II aircraft before the squadron's first ... More
VFA-101 F-35C sortie, US Navy Photogrpah
Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, prepares to fly the squadron's first F-35C Lightning II local sortie. The F-35C is the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter. VFA 101... More
Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert walks to the flight line to
Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert walks to the flight line to pilot the first F-35C Lightning II flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 14. Before arriving to U.S. Navy F-35 Strike Fighter Squadron VFA 101 in February... More
An F-35C Lightning II aircraft piloted by Lt. Cmdr.
An F-35C Lightning II aircraft piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, flies the squadron's first local sortie. The F-35C is the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fig... More
Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101,...
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (Aug. 14, 2013) Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, conducts a pre-flight inspection of an F-35C Lightning II aircraft before the squadron's first ... More
Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101...
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (Aug. 14, 2013) Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, prepares to fly the squadron's first F-35C Lightning II local sortie. The F-35C is the carrier ... More
Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101...
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (Aug. 14, 2013) Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, prepares to fly the squadron's first F-35C Lightning II local sortie. The F-35C is the carrier ... More
Sailors and Lockheed Martin personnel move in to chock
Sailors and Lockheed Martin personnel move in to chock the wheels of a Navy variant F-35C Lightning II after a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The sailors from the Strike Fighter Squadron-101, along with a... More
An F-35C Lightning II aircraft piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assi...
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (Aug. 14, 2013) An F-35C Lightning II aircraft piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, flies the squadron's first local sortie. The F-35C is ... More
Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101...
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (Aug. 14, 2013) Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, walks to the flightline to pilot the first F-35C Lightning II local sortie from Eglin Air Force... More
Sailors from Strike Fighter Squadron-101, refuel an
Sailors from Strike Fighter Squadron-101, refuel an F/A-18 Hornet during a hot pit session on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen, Marines and sailors are refueling their F-35 ... More
The official party stands at attention during the rollout ceremony for...
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (Oct. 01, 2013) The official party stands at attention during the rollout ceremony for the U.S. Navy's first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft squadron the Grim Reapers of S... More
The F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, piloted by Marine Corps C...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2013) The F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, piloted by Marine Corps Capt. Justin Carlson, assigned to Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., performs the first F-35C wea... More
A Navy F-35C, a Marine Corps F-35B, and an Air Force
A Navy F-35C, a Marine Corps F-35B, and an Air Force F-35A Lightning II participate in a training sortie together May 21, near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All three variants of the fifth generation multirole ste... More
F-35B Lightning II completes Solar Array Lighting test at the McKinley...
An F-35B Lightning II short take-off/vertical-landing (STOVL) variant underwent Solar Array Lighting Test at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base. With 13 countries currently involved in the... More
Two F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike
Two F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighters conduct the first catapult launches aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Air T... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter successfully completes the first carrier launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integ... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighters is tested ...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 04, 2014) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighters is tested aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Ai... More
Two F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighters conduct t...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 04, 2014) Two F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighters conduct the first catapult launches aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River In... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighters conducts t...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 04, 2014) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighters conducts the first catapult launches aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River In... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter launches fo...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 04, 2014) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter launches for the first time from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax R... More
F-35C Lightning II carrier variant conducts catapult launch
CF-05, an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter, conducts one of the first catapult launches aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Fo... More
Switchfoot front man Jon Foreman crowd surfs during a concert in the h...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 05, 2014) Switchfoot front man Jon Foreman crowd surfs during a concert in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The band performed aboard Nimitz during initial at-sea ... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Bryan Labrador, from Ne...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 05, 2014) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Bryan Labrador, from New York, directs an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter toward the catapult on the flight ... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fightermakes an arr...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 06, 2014) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fightermakes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter makes an ar...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 06, 2014) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Tes... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter makes an ar...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 06, 2014) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Tes... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter is secured ...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 06, 2014) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter is secured aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Ai... More
F-35 Operations aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducts its first carrier-based night flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The aircraft launched at 6:01 p.m. (PST) and ... More
The first U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II carrier
The first U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, flown by U.S. Marine Lt. Col. J.T. “Tank” Ryan, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 detachment commander and F-35 pilot, lands on Eglin Ai... More
F-35B Lightning II STOVL aircraft completes icing cloud testing at the...
15P000037_28 - In March, 2015, an F-35B Lightning II short take-off/vertical-landing (STOVL) variant completed climatic testing at the 96th Test Wing's McKinley Climatic Laboratory (MCL) at Eglin Air Force Base... More
Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson,
Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson, F-35 Lightning II student pilot, climbs into an F-35A before his first flight on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18, 2015. Jackson arrived in the Uni... More
Two F-35C Lightning II aircraft fly in formation over the Sierra Nevad...
LEMOORE, Calif. (Apr. 14, 2015) Two F-35C Lightning II aircraft fly in formation over the Sierra Nevada mountain range with to two F/A-18E/F Super Hornets from Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore. The flight is par... More
Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson,
Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson, F-35 Lightning II student pilot, receives a crew briefing before his final flight, concluding his training on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 23, 201... More
F-35C Lightning II conducts land-based MK-7 arrestment testing aboard ...
As the F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force prepares for the second phase of F-35C sea trials in late 2015, aircraft CF-05 conducts land-based MK-7 arrestment testing during flight 134 on July 21. ... More
F-35C Lightning II conducts land-based catapult testing aboard Naval A...
A test pilot assigned to the F-35 Lightning II Patuxent River Integrated Test Force flies aircraft CF-05 during catapult testing at the TC-7 steam catapult facility aboard Naval Air Station Patuxent River July ... More
F-35C Lightning IIs, attached to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Sq...
FALLON, Nev. (Sep. 03, 2015) F-35C Lightning IIs, attached to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Sqaudron (VFA) 101, enter the break pattern over Naval Air Station Fallon. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication... More
F-35 external weapons testing makes history, quadruples effectiveness ...
Sept. 23 marked the first time the F-35 Lightning II program conducted an external store weapons separation test. The Pax River ITF test team released four GBU-12 Laser Guided Bomb inert test assets from the F-... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter from the Pa...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 02, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter from the Pax River Integrated Test Force conducts its first arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. E... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter from the Pa...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 02, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter from the Pax River Integrated Test Force conducts its first arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. E... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter from the Pa...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 02, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter from the Pax River Integrated Test Force conducts its first arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. E... More
151002-D-AM182-460 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) -
151002-D-AM182-460 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) - An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter from the Pax River Integrated Test Force conducts its first arrested landing aboard the aircraft car... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter from the Pa...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 02, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter from the Pax River Integrated Test Force conducts its first arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. E... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 03, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carr... More
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 3, 2015) Cmdr. Ted “Dutch” Dyckman,
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 3, 2015) Cmdr. Ted “Dutch” Dyckman, an F-35 Lightning II test pilot from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF), carrier qualifies aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Two F-35... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 03, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 prepares to launch off the flight deck of the air... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 04, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 prepares to take off from the flight deck of the ... More
151004-N-QD363-084 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2015) –
151004-N-QD363-084 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2015) – Sailors refuel an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 on the flight ... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 04, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft car... More
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles launches aircraft 73/CF-03 off of the flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). During DT-II, two F-35C test aircraft performed a variety of ope... More
Sailors transport an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike f...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 06, 2015) Sailors transport an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 aboard the aircraft carrier USS... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 06, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carr... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Jeffrey Lozier signals ...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 06, 2015) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Jeffrey Lozier signals to an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Eval... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 06, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 prepares for take-off aboard the aircraft carrier... More
Lt. Cmdr. Daniel “Tonto” Kitts, an F-35 Lightning II
Lt. Cmdr. Daniel “Tonto” Kitts, an F-35 Lightning II test pilot assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, landed in the history books Feb. 10, 2016, when he performed the first arr... More
Cmdr. Tony, US Navy Photogrpah
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2016) Cmdr. Tony "Brick" Wilson takes aircraft CF-05, an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, into a 45-degree dive during an external GBU-12 weapons separation test. (U.S. Navy photo co... More
F-35 Launches Joint Standoff Weapon
The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducted the first weapons separation test of an AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) from an F-35C Lightning... More
An F-35 aircraft arrives April 15 at Hill Force Base,
An F-35 aircraft arrives April 15 at Hill Force Base, Utah. The aircraft is the first Navy variant--designated “F-35C”--to arrive at the base where it will undergo depot modifications through the summer of 2016... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Salty Dogs of A...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2016) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washingt... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Grim Reapers of...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2016) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, the Navy's F-35C Fleet replacement squadron, completes a touch and go on ... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Grim Reapers of...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2016) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, the Navy's F-35C Fleet replacement squadron, prepares to land on the flig... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Grim Reapers of...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2016) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, the Navy's F-35C Fleet replacement squadron, prepares to land on the flig... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Joshua Groat signals to...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Joshua Groat signals to an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 2... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant assigned to the Grim Reapers of ...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2016) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, the Navy's F-35C Fleet replacement squadron, flies above the aircraft carr... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Grim Reapers of...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2016) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, the Navy's F-35C Fleet replacement squadron, launches off the flight deck... More
An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) guides an F-35C Lightning II c...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2016) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) guides an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, the Navy's F-35C Fleet rep... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant assigned to the Grim Reapers of ...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2016) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, the Navy's fleet replacement squadron, performs a flyover of the flight de... More
Media from across the United States spend the day aboard USS George Wa...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2016) Media from across the United States spend the day aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) to observe the first ever carrier qualifications of a squadron flying the F-35C and speak w... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Salty Dogs of A...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2016) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, perfroms an arrested landing on flight deck of the aircraft carrier ... More
USS George Washington (CVN 77) transits the Atlantic Ocean conducting ...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2016) USS George Washington (CVN 73) transits the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications with F-35C Lighting II carrier variants, assigned to both the Salty Dogs of Air Test a... More
F-35C Lightning II carrier variants, assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2016) F-35C Lightning II carrier variants, assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, prepare to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Geo... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Salty Dogs of A...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2016) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, performs a flyover above flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Geo... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Salty Dogs of A...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2016) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS ... More
Rear Adm. Bruce H. Lindsey, commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, speak...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2016) Rear Adm. Bruce H. Lindsey, commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, speaks with Lt. Joe Campbell next to an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Juan Cumpston, from Ric...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Juan Cumpston, from Richmond, Va., directs an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluat... More
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant assigned to the Salty Dogs of Ai...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2016) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washi... More