160818-N-GN619-163 [Image 113 of 147]

08.19.2016

Photo by Kris Lindstrom 

U.S. Navy           

160818-N-GN619-163
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2016) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Connor Gaul, from Philadelphia, installs the catapult sealing cover to the catapult after an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, launched from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). VX-23 is conducting its third and final developmental test (DT-III) phase aboard George Washington in the Atlantic Ocean. The F-35C is expected to be Fleet operational in 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kris R. Lindstrom)

• Date Taken: 08.19.2016
• Date Posted: 08.25.2016 00:06
• Photo ID: 2815398
• VIRIN: 160818-N-GN619-163
• Resolution: 2019x3028
• Size: 484.7 KB