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161030-N-YT019-0152 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2016) 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 Attack Fighter 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 Seaman Joshua Samoluk/Released)
| Date Taken: | 10.30.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 11.17.2016 00:39 |
| Photo ID: | 2995629 |
| VIRIN: | 161030-N-YT019-0152 |
| Resolution: | 3384x2417 |
| Size: | 1021.89 KB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 43 |
| Downloads: | 24 |
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