ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2015) Cmdr. Ted “Dutch” Dyckman prepares to launch from a catapult aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during the second developmental test (DT-II) phase of the F-35 Lightning II carrier variant. Dyckman was also the first pilot to ever conduct F-35 night operations at-sea during the first developmental test (DT-I) phase of the F-35 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in 2014. ( Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released)

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