Keywords: f-35 f35 f-35c f35c navy pax river itf paxriveritf nas patuxent river naspatuxentriver navair vx-23 vx23 pax river paxriver itf cf-03 cf03 cf-05 cf05 uss dwight d. eisenhower ussdwightdeisenhower cvn 69 cvn69 carrier naval aviation navalaviation joint strike fighter jointstrikefighter jsf atlantic ocean atlanticocean monochrome ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2015) Cmdr. Christian “Wilson” Sewell, a test pilot from the F-35 Lightning II Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, prepares to launch from a catapult aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during night operations on the second developmental test (DT-II) phase of the F-35 Lightning II carrier variant. Sewell is the VX-23 F-35 Lightning II Government Flight Test Director and the VX-9 Operational Test Liaison. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released) ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2015) Cmdr. Christian “Wilson” Sewell, a test pilot from the F-35 Lightning II Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, prepares to launch from a catapult aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during night operations on the second developmental test (DT-II) phase of the F-35 Lightning II carrier variant. Sewell is the VX-23 F-35 Lightning II Government Flight Test Director and the VX-9 Operational Test Liaison. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released) |