ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles makes an arrested landing aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during the second phase of F-35 Lightning II developmental test (DT-II). Pax River ITF test pilots assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducted carrier suitability and integration testing of the F-35C carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter aboard the Mighty IKE. ( Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released)

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