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    SDD nears completion with 2K catapult [Image 36 of 63]

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    An F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet, marked with the number 75 and U.S. military insignia, is stationary on a tarmac with ground crew personnel working around it. The aircraft has an externally mounted munition visible under its fuselage, and steam or exhaust is visible near the landing gear area. Ground crew members are positioned around the aircraft, with one person kneeling and appearing to photograph or signal the aircraft.

    UNITED STATES

    03.19.2018

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    U.S. Navy           

    180319-N-ZZ999-0014
    NAS PATUXTENT RIVER, Md. (March 19, 2018) Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Tabert, an F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilot, takes CF-5, a Navy F-35 variant, on one of the last system development and design tests with a 2,000-pound external weapons catapult March 19, 2018 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
    The F-35C is a carrier variant designed for the U.S. Navy as a first-day-of-war, survivable strike fighter complement to the F/A-18 Super Hornet. (U. S. Navy photo by Arnel Parker/Released)

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    Date Taken: 03.19.2018
    Date Posted: 03.23.2018 00:03
    Photo ID: 4239961
    VIRIN: 180319-N-ZZ999-0014
    Resolution: 3600x2400
    Size: 4.46 MB
    Location: US
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