2015年8月18日，美国海军CF-02号 F-35C“闪电”II 舰载型系统发展与验证机在外挂武器试飞中飞越马里兰州东海岸。（CF-02 Flt 384 piloted by Maj John Dirk flys a test flight with external GBU-12 and AIM-9x from NAS Patuxent River, MD.）

2015年9月23日，美国海军CF-02号 F-35C“闪电”II 舰载型系统发展与验证机在首次外挂武器分离试验中投射 GBU-12 激光制导炸弹。（Sept. 23 marked the first time the F-35 Lightning II program conducted an external store weapons separation test. The Pax River ITF test team released four GBU-12 Laser Guided Bomb inert test assets from the F-35C external wing weapon pylons of aircraft CF-02 during flight 394. The team released the weapons individually during four test runs on a single flight over the Atlantic Test Ranges, demonstrating their test efficiency by accomplishing four flights worth of test work in a single flight.）

美国海军 F-35C“闪电”II 舰载型系统发展与验证机起飞进行首次夜间试飞。（An F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft takes of during an evening flight. This was the first evening flight of an F-35C.）

2011年5月21日，美国马里兰州安德鲁斯空军基地，美国海军第二架（CF-02）F-35C“闪电”II 舰载型系统发展与验证机由埃里克·布斯中尉驾驶在航展日飞越巨大的 C-5 战略运输机。这是联合攻击战斗机首次在航展上公开亮相。（ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (May 21, 2011) An aircraft carrier variant of the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter flies over Andrews Air Force Base, Md., during the Joint Service Open House. This is the first public appearance of a joint strike fighter aircraft at an air show. Lt. Cmdr. Eric Buus piloted the aircraft. The F-35C is a fifth generation strike fighter with stealth capability and has larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear for the demanding carrier environment. The aircraft is undergoing test and evaluation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.）

2011年5月21日，美国马里兰州，美国海军第二架（CF-02）F-35C“闪电”II 舰载型系统发展与验证机由埃里克·布斯中尉驾驶在航展日飞越安德鲁斯空军基地。这是联合攻击战斗机首次在航展上公开亮相。（ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (May 21, 2011) An aircraft carrier variant of the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter flies over Andrews Air Force Base, Md., during the Joint Service Open House. This is the first public appearance of a joint strike fighter aircraft at an air show. Lt. Cmdr. Eric Buus piloted the aircraft. The F-35C is a fifth generation strike fighter with stealth capability and has larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear for the demanding carrier environment. The aircraft is undergoing test and evaluation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.）

2011年5月21日，美国马里兰州，美国海军第二架（CF-02）F-35C“闪电”II 舰载型系统发展与验证机由埃里克·布斯中尉驾驶在航展日飞越安德鲁斯空军基地。这是联合攻击战斗机首次在航展上公开亮相。（ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (May 21, 2011) An aircraft carrier variant of the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter flies over Andrews Air Force Base, Md., during the Joint Service Open House. This is the first public appearance of a joint strike fighter aircraft at an air show. Lt. Cmdr. Eric Buus piloted the aircraft. The F-35C is a fifth generation strike fighter with stealth capability and has larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear for the demanding carrier environment. The aircraft is undergoing test and evaluation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.）

2013年6月25日，美国马里兰州帕塔克森特河海军航空站，美国海军 F-35C“闪电”II 系统发展与验证机飞往新泽西州麦圭尔-迪克斯-莱克赫斯特联合基地。（F-35 carrier variant CF-2 flies to NAVAIR at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., June 25 for Jet Blast Deflector testing.Variant: CF-02; Test Pilot: Eric "Magic" Buus; Flt # 021; Date: 25JUN2011; NAS Pax River; CF-02 Ferry to Lakehurst NJ.）

2013年6月25日，美国新泽西州麦圭尔-迪克斯-莱克赫斯特联合基地，美国海军 F-35C“闪电”II 系统发展与验证机正在降落。（LAKEHURST, N.J. (June 25, 2011) Test pilot Lt. Cmdr. Eric "Magic" Buus lands the F-35C test aircraft CF-2 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. CF-2 and the F-35 integrated test team from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. are at the Naval Air Systems Command facility in Lakehurst for the first jet blast deflector testing in preparation for carrier shipboard testing in 2013. The F-35C is the carrier variant of the three-service Joint Strike Fighter and has larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear to perform in the demanding carrier environment. The F-35C and F-35B are undergoing test and evaluation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River before eventual delivery to the fleet.）

2012年4月18日，大西洋，美国海军F-35C"闪电"II联合攻击战斗机CF-01和CF-02试验机编队试飞，飞行员是埃里克·布斯(Eric Buus)和马修·泰勒(Matthew Taylor)，这两架F-35C由马里兰州帕塔克森特河海军航空站起飞，试飞项目包括编队起飞和降落，CF-02结构载荷，F-35C是美国海军新一代舰载战斗攻击机，相比F-35A和F-35B其拥有更大的机翼面积和增强的起落架，以承受航空母舰上弹射起飞和拦阻索降落的苛刻的使用环境。（ATLANTIC TEST RANGE (April 18, 2012) Cmdr. Eric Buus and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matthew Taylor fly F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft CF-1 and CF-2 on a formation test flight in the Atlantic test range. The test flights included a formation takeoff and landing, and structural loads testing on CF-2. The F-35C carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter is distinct from the F-35A and F-35B variants with its larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear to withstand catapult launches and deck landing impacts associated with the demanding aircraft carrier environment. The F-35C is undergoing test and evaluation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River prior to delivery to the fleet. ）

2012年4月18日，大西洋，美国海军F-35C"闪电"II联合攻击战斗机CF-01和CF-02试验机编队试飞，飞行员是埃里克·布斯(Eric Buus)和马修·泰勒(Matthew Taylor)，这两架F-35C由马里兰州帕塔克森特河海军航空站起飞，试飞项目包括编队起飞和降落，CF-02结构载荷，F-35C是美国海军新一代舰载战斗攻击机，相比F-35A和F-35B其拥有更大的机翼面积和增强的起落架，以承受航空母舰上弹射起飞和拦阻索降落的苛刻的使用环境。（ATLANTIC TEST RANGE (April 18, 2012) Cmdr. Eric Buus and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matthew Taylor fly F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft CF-1 and CF-2 on a formation test flight in the Atlantic test range. The test flights included a formation takeoff and landing, and structural loads testing on CF-2. The F-35C carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter is distinct from the F-35A and F-35B variants with its larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear to withstand catapult launches and deck landing impacts associated with the demanding aircraft carrier environment. The F-35C is undergoing test and evaluation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River prior to delivery to the fleet.）