F-35B Lightning II Conducts Operations Aboard USS America (LHA 6) [Image 202 of 236]

UNITED STATES

10.30.2016

Photo by Joshua Samoluk 

U.S. Navy           

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