160814-N-DX615-154 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Sailors prepare to refuel an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The aircraft is assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, the Navy’s F-35C Fleet replacement squadron, whose aircraft and pilots are conducting initial qualifications aboard George Washington in the Atlantic Ocean. The F-35C is expected to be Fleet operational in 2018. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Alan Gragg/Released)

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