An F-35C from the Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) climbs above fog as it takes off from Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in Southern California on its way to a training exercise over the adjacent Point Mugu Sea Range on Aug. 16, 2023. VX-9 is based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California. The squadron is charged with testing weapons and its related systems in support of the naval aviation enterprise. ( Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)

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