Keywords: cvn 69 cvn69 f-35c f35c lightning ii lightningii strike fighter strikefighter salty dogs saltydogs vx 23 vx23 uss dwight d. eisenhower ussdwightdeisenhower atlantic ocean atlanticocean outdoor aircraft vehicle airplane 151005-N-QS750-017. ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles sits in the cockpit of an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 as Sailors re-fuel the aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The F-35C Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force is currently conducting follow-on sea trials aboard the Eisenhower. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Corey Dill/Released) 151005-N-QS750-017. ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles sits in the cockpit of an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 as Sailors re-fuel the aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The F-35C Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force is currently conducting follow-on sea trials aboard the Eisenhower. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Corey Dill/Released) |