Keywords: Sailors prepare an F-35B Lightning II aircraft for refueling on the flight deck of USS America. (30695984876).jpg PACIFIC OCEAN Nov 1 2016 Sailors prepare an F-35B Lightning II aircraft for refueling on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing STOVL variant is the worldâs first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft America with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 VMX-1 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 VMFA-211 and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 VX-23 embarked are underway conducting operational testing and the third phase of developmental testing for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft respectively The tests will evaluate the full spectrum of joint strike fighter measures of suitability and effectiveness in an at-sea environment U S Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Goldberg/Released 161101-N-VR008-0150 Join the conversation http //www navy mil/viewGallery asp www navy mil/viewGallery asp http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //pinterest com pinterest com https //plus google com plus google com https //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/30695984876/ Sailors prepare an F-35B Lightning II aircraft for refueling on the flight deck of USS America 2016-11-01 12 07 https //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official U S Navy Page from United States of America PO3 Kyle Goldberg/U S Navy Attribution License IPTC Caption-Abstract U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery https //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/30695984876 2016-11-02 21 50 57 cc-by-2 0 161101-N-VR008-0150 Navy F-35B Lightning II on flight decks Files from the U S Navy Flickr stream Photographs taken on 2016-11-01 Taken with Nikon D700 USS America LHA-6 flight deck Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 |