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161029-N-AC237-0032 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 29, 2016) Seaman Jaime Martinez watches as an F-35B Lightning II aircraft is taxied on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). 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 1st Class Benjamin Wooddy/Released)
| Date Taken: | 10.29.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 11.01.2016 00:04 |
| Photo ID: | 2958776 |
| VIRIN: | 161029-N-AC237-0032 |
| Resolution: | 3699x2642 |
| Size: | 1.17 MB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 20 |
| Downloads: | 47 |
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