160819-N-GN619-047 [Image 122 of 147]

08.19.2016

Photo by Kris Lindstrom 

U.S. Navy           

160819-N-GN619-047
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2016) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, launches off 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 00:07
• Photo ID: 2815425
• VIRIN: 160819-N-GN619-047
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 1.27 MB