F-35B Lightning II Aircraft land aboard USS America for Developmental Test Phase III [Image 126 of 375]

PACIFIC OCEAN

11.17.2016

Photo by Joshua Samoluk 

U.S. Navy           

161117-N-YT019-0047
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 17, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft prepares to take off from 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 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 Seaman Joshua Samoluk/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.17.2016
• Date Posted: 11.23.2016 00:22
• Photo ID: 3010316
• VIRIN: 161117-N-YT019-0047
• Resolution: 3291x2350
• Size: 1.11 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN