F-35B Lightning II Aircraft land aboard USS America for Developmental Test Phase III [Image 107 of 422]

UNITED STATES

11.04.2016

Photo by Kyle S Goldberg 

U.S. Navy           

161104-N-VR008-0111 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 4, 2016) Sailors from the crash and salvage team stand by in case of emergency on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during F-35B Lightning II 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: 11.04.2016
• Date Posted: 11.08.2016 00:19
• Photo ID: 2974667
• VIRIN: 161104-N-VR008-0111
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 1.18 MB
• Location: US