151005-O-ZZ999-206 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles prepares to make an arrested landing aboard the flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) with aircraft 73/CF-03, an F-35 Lightning II carrier variant from the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23. Karapostoles conducted carrier suitability and integration testing of the F-35C carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter aboard the Mighty IKE from Oct. 2-10. ( Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andrew McMurtrie/Released)

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