Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles, an F-35C Lightning II test pilot assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, prepares to launch from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during a morning test flight. Karapostoles and a highly diverse cadre of technicians, maintainers, engineers, logisticians, support staff and test pilots from the Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) have conducted nearly 500 flights, logged more than 700 flight hours, and achieved almost 3,400 test points since January 2015. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released)
Date Taken: | 10.04.2015 |
Date Posted: | 10.05.2015 08:56 |
Photo ID: | 2212394 |
VIRIN: | 151004-O-ZZ999-686 |
Resolution: | 3600x2329 |
Size: | 3.72 MB |
Location: | US |
Web Views: | 86 |
Downloads: | 96 |
This work, F-35 Lightning II begins DT-II aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower [Image 39 of 39], must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.