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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2016) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and F-35B Lightning II Marine Corps personnel prepare to equip the aircraft with inert 500-pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided test bombs 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)
| Date Taken: | 11.05.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 11.10.2016 00:41 |
| Photo ID: | 2980240 |
| VIRIN: | 161105-N-VR008-0208 |
| Resolution: | 3965x2832 |
| Size: | 1.21 MB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 31 |
| Downloads: | 35 |
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