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    F-35B Lightning II Aircraft land aboard USS America for Developmental Test Phase III [Image 278 of 858]

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    A U.S. Navy sailor in digital camouflage (NWU Type I) uniform is saluting on what appears to be the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. Multiple personnel wearing colored safety vests and hearing protection are visible in the background, shielding their eyes from the sun. The scene depicts a formal military greeting or acknowledgment ceremony on an active flight deck.

    UNITED STATES

    11.19.2016

    Photo by Joshua Samoluk 

    U.S. Navy           

    161119-N-YT019-0001 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 19, 2016) Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden , Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific, passes through the ceremonial rainbow side boys after boarding amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during the third phase of developmental testing (DT-III) for the F-35B Lighting II aircraft. The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant is the world’s first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft. America, with 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)

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    Date Taken: 11.19.2016
    Date Posted: 11.29.2016 01:55
    Photo ID: 3018497
    VIRIN: 161119-N-YT019-0001
    Resolution: 3264x2331
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    Location: US

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