ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles prepares to launch from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during a morning test flight of an F-35C Lightning II. Karapostoles and three other test pilots assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 are conducting carrier suitability and integration testing of the F-35C carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter. ( Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released)

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