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.）

2011年3月22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 系统发展与验证机进行TC-7陆基蒸汽弹射试验。（PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (March 22, 2011) U.S. Marine Corp Lt. Col. Matt "Opie" Taylor pilots a Navy F-35 flight test aircraft CF-1 during approach to the TC-7 catapult at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. The CF-1 completed functional checks and performed the first test hookup of the F-35C to the catapult. Shipboard testing of the F-35C will take place aboard a Nimitz class aircraft carrier in 2013. The F-35C Navy variant and F-35B Marine Corps variant are being tested and evaluated at NAS Patuxent River in preparation for delivery to the fleet.）

2011年3月22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 系统发展与验证机进行TC-7陆基蒸汽弹射试验。（Navy F-35 flight test aircraft CF-1 approaches the TC-7 catapult at Naval Air Station Patuxent River March 22. With U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Matt "Opie" Taylor at the controls, CF-1 completed functional checks and performed the first test hookup of the F-35C to the catapult. The test team also investigated an issue discovered during a preliminary fit check with the launch bar where it did not lower far enough to engage flight deck hardware for the catapult hook up. That test resulted in an improvement made to the launch bar so it will have a greater range of motion. The overall ship compatibility test phase, including catapult launches, is scheduled to begin this year. Shipboard testing of the F-35C aboard a CVN-68 class aircraft carrier is scheduled to take place in 2013. The F-35C Navy variant and F-35B Marine Corps variant are undergoing test and evaluation at NAS Patuxent River in preparation for eventual delivery to the fleet.）

2013年6月20日，美国马里兰州，美国海军陆战队 F-35B“闪电”II 系统发展与验证机从帕塔克森特河海军航空站起飞进行空中加油实验。（BF-02 Flt 254 piloted by LtCol Moran performs strategic tanking tests with a KC-10 over the offshore test track on 21 June 2013 from NAS Patuxent River, MD. A KC-10 tanker refuels an F-35B on a test flight June 20, 2013.）

2013年6月25日，美国马里兰州，美国海军陆战队 F-35B“闪电”II 系统发展与验证机从帕塔克森特河海军航空站起飞进行空中加油实验。（BF-02 Flt 257 piloted by LtCol Moran performs aerial refueling test off a KC-10 in the offshore test track on 25 June 2013 from NAS Patuxent River, MD. An F-35B about to refuel during a test flight June 25, 2013.）

2013年6月25日，美国马里兰州，美国海军陆战队 F-35B“闪电”II 系统发展与验证机从帕塔克森特河海军航空站起飞进行空中加油实验。（BF-02 Flt 257 piloted by LtCol Moran performs aerial refueling test off a KC-10 in the offshore test track on 25 June 2013 from NAS Patuxent River, MD. An F-35B about to refuel during a test flight June 25, 2013.）

2013年6月25日，美国佛罗里达州奥卡鲁沙县，美国海军 F-35C“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机从埃格林空军基地起飞。该机属于LRIP型第四批次。（The second U.S. Navy F-35 C variant arrives at Eglin AFB for training of future U.S. Navy pilots . The 33rd Fighter Wing is a joint graduate flying and maintenance training wing that trains Air Force, Marine, Navy and international partner operators and maintainers of the F-35 Lightning II. ）

2013年6月25日，美国佛罗里达州奥卡鲁沙县，美国海军 F-35C“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机从埃格林空军基地起飞。该机属于LRIP型第四批次。（The second production U.S. Navy F-35C carrier variant takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth en route to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., June 25, 2013. The aircraft will be used for pilot and maintainer training.）

2013年6月25日，美国佛罗里达州奥卡鲁沙县，英国空军第三架 F-35B“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机从埃格林空军基地起飞转场。（The third F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing for the United Kingdom takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth en route to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., June 25, 2013. The aircraft will be used for pilot and maintainer training.）