太平洋，F-35B第三阶段海上初始开发测试（DT-III）和海上操作测试（OT）期间，陆战队MV-22B在美利坚号上。（Five Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft landed on the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Friday, October 28. America will embark a total of seven F-35Bs during this testing period -- two are scheduled to begin the third shipboard phase of developmental test (DT-III) and five are scheduled to conduct operational testing.）

太平洋，F-35B第三阶段海上初始开发测试（DT-III）和海上操作测试（OT）期间，陆战队MV-22B降落到美利坚号。（PACIFIC OCEAN-- A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey lands aboard the USS America (LHA 6), off the coast of California, November 18, 2016. The USS America is a new class of ship specifically designed for the F-35 and MV-22B. The F-35 alongside multiple other Marine Coprs air assets embarked on the USS America for the Lightning Carrier Proof of Concept Demonstration. This showcases the first shipboard F-35B integration alongside other air assets.）

太平洋，美国海军 VX-23 空中测试与评估中队的 F-35B“闪电”II 在美利坚号两栖攻击舰上进行第三阶段海上初始开发测试（DT-III）。此次测试共有七架F-35B（从10月28日开始到11月中旬）登上美利坚号。（BF-1, Flt 607, Mr Peter "Wizzer" Wilson, BF-5, Flt 259, Major John Dirk, Arrive aboard USS America for STOVL DT-III, 28 October 2018.）

太平洋，美国海军陆战队VMX-1作战测试和评估中队的 F-35B“闪电”II 在美利坚号两栖攻击舰上进行海上操作测试（OT）。此次测试共有七架F-35B（从10月28日开始到11月中旬）登上美利坚号，其中两架用于DT-III测试，五架用于OT测试，包括VMFA-211和VX-23中队。（Five Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft landed on the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Friday, October 28. America will embark a total of seven F-35Bs during this testing period -- two are scheduled to begin the third shipboard phase of developmental test (DT-III) and five are scheduled to conduct operational testing.）

太平洋，美国海军陆战队VMX-1作战测试和评估中队的 F-35B“闪电”II 在美利坚号两栖攻击舰上进行海上操作测试（OT）。此次测试共有七架F-35B（从10月28日开始到11月中旬）登上美利坚号，其中两架用于DT-III测试，五架用于OT测试，包括VMFA-211和VX-23中队。（Five Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft landed on the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Friday, October 28. America will embark a total of seven F-35Bs during this testing period -- two are scheduled to begin the third shipboard phase of developmental test (DT-III) and five are scheduled to conduct operational testing.）

太平洋，美国海军陆战队VMX-1作战测试和评估中队的 F-35B“闪电”II 在美利坚号两栖攻击舰上进行海上操作测试（OT）。此次测试共有七架F-35B（从10月28日开始到11月中旬）登上美利坚号，其中两架用于DT-III测试，五架用于OT测试，包括VMFA-211和VX-23中队。（PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 3, 2016) Marines assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) attach a test bomb to an F-35B Lightning II aircraft on the flight deck of 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 first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft. America, with 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.）

太平洋，美国海军陆战队VMX-1作战测试和评估中队的 F-35B“闪电”II 在美利坚号两栖攻击舰上进行海上操作测试（OT）。此次测试共有七架F-35B（从10月28日开始到11月中旬）登上美利坚号，其中两架用于DT-III测试，五架用于OT测试，包括VMX-1和VX-23中队。（PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 17, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft launches from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant is the world 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.）

太平洋，陆战队 VMFA-211“威克岛复仇者”战斗攻击机中队 F-35B“闪电”II 在美利坚号两栖攻击舰上进行海上操作测试（OT）。此次测试共有七架F-35B（从10月28日开始到11月中旬）登上美利坚号，其中两架用于DT-III测试，五架用于OT测试，包括VMX-1和VX-23中队。（PACIFIC OCEAN -- Two F-35B Lightning II's sit on the flight deck aboard USS America (LHA 6), November 17, 2016, for the Lightning Carrier Proof of Concept Demonstration.With over 22,500 flight hours logged the F-35B is the most versatile aircraft in the skies today.）

太平洋，陆战队 VMFA-211“威克岛复仇者”战斗攻击机中队 F-35B“闪电”II 在美利坚号两栖攻击舰上进行海上操作测试（OT）。此次测试共有七架F-35B（从10月28日开始到11月中旬）登上美利坚号，其中两架用于DT-III测试，五架用于OT测试，包括VMX-1和VX-23中队。（PACIFIC OCEAN-- An F-35B Lightning II hovers before landing aboard the USS America (LHA 6) during the Lightning Carrier Proof of Concept Demonstration, November 19, 2016. The demonstration is the first shipboard Marine Corps F-35B integration demonstration alongside other Marine Corps Air Combat Element assets.）

太平洋，陆战队 VMFA-211“威克岛复仇者”战斗攻击机中队 F-35B“闪电”II 在美利坚号两栖攻击舰上进行海上操作测试（OT）。此次测试共有七架F-35B（从10月28日开始到11月中旬）登上美利坚号，其中两架用于DT-III测试，五架用于OT测试，包括VMX-1和VX-23中队。（PACIFIC OCEAN-- A F-35B Lightning II hovers before landing aboard the USS America (LHA 6) during the Lighning Carrier Proof of Concept Demonstration, November 19, 2016. The demonstration is the first shipboard Marine Corps F-35B integration demonstration alongside other Marine Corps Air Combat Element assets, and marks a milestones as the most F-35Bs aboard a ship, ever.）