160814-N-GN619-745 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2016) - Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Joshua Groat, From Clearfield, Utah, signals to an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, the Navy’s F-35C Fleet replacement squadron, as it taxis on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). VFA-101 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 2nd Cl

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160814-N-GN619-745 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2016) - Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Joshua Groat, From Clearfield, Utah, signals to an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, the Navy’s F-35C Fleet replacement squadron, as it taxis on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). VFA-101 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 2nd Class Kris R. Lindstrom)

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