Joint Strike Fighter is tested on the Wasp [Image 1 of 2]

USS WASP, AT SEA

10.15.2011

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tommy Lamkin 

U.S. Navy           

An aviation boatswain’s mate maneuvers BF-04, front, the U.S. Marine Corps variant of the F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter, after a vertical landing aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp. BF-02, the second F-35B Lighting II undergoing sea trials aboard Wasp, is in the background approaching for a landing. The F-35B is capable of short takeoffs and vertical landings for use on amphibious ships or expeditionary airfields to provide air power to the Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tommy Lamkin)

• Date Taken: 10.15.2011
• Date Posted: 10.20.2011 17:08
• Photo ID: 476309
• VIRIN: 111015-N-UM734-932
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 540.82 KB
• Location: USS WASP, AT SEA