F-35B Lighting II testing aboard USS America, Nov. 3, 2016

161103-3-YT019-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 3, 2016) Marines assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 attach a test bomb to an F-35B Lighting II aircraft on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) to test the F-35B with full armament during take-off and flight. The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant is the world’s first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft. America, with embarked units from VMX-1, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 and A