ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles, an F-35C Lightning II test pilot assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, prepares to make an arrested landing aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a developmental test flight. The carrier-based flight test operations will prepare the F-35C for its final at-sea developmental test (DT-III) in 2016 and support the Navy's 2018 initial operational capability (IOC) date. ( Navy Photo Courtesy Lockheed Martin Photo by Andrew McMurtrie/Released)

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