The F-35C Lightning II conducts flight operations aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 3, 2015) F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighters assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 go through flight evolutions aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) conducting follow-on sea trials. (U.S. Navy video/Released)