太平洋圣迭戈海岸，美国海军 VX-23 空中测试与评估中队一架进行海上初始开发测试的 F-35C“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机第一次从尼米兹号航空母舰上弹射起飞。此次一共有两架 F-35C 上舰，预计测试期为两周。(The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter completes its first carrier launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 4, 2014. The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force is conducting initial at-sea trials aboard Nimitz.)

太平洋圣迭戈海岸，美国海军 VX-23 空中测试与评估中队一架进行海上初始开发测试的 F-35C“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机第一次从尼米兹号航空母舰上弹射起飞。此次一共有两架 F-35C 上舰，预计测试期为两周。(The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter completes its first carrier launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 4, 2014. The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force is conducting initial at-sea trials aboard Nimitz.)

太平洋圣迭戈海岸，美国海军 VX-23 空中测试与评估中队一架 F/A-18F“超级大黄蜂”战斗机从尼米兹号航空母舰上弹射起飞，为进行海上初始开发测试的 F-35C 联合攻击战斗机担任观测机。(An F/A-18C Hornet from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 launches from the flight deck of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 4, 2014. The Hornet is on board Nimitz as part of The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force currently conducting initial F-35 at-sea trials aboard Nimitz.)

太平洋圣迭戈海岸，美国海军 VX-23 空中测试与评估中队一架 F/A-18F“超级大黄蜂”战斗机从尼米兹号航空母舰上弹射起飞，为进行海上初始开发测试的 F-35C 联合攻击战斗机担任观测机。(An F/A-18C Hornet from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 launches from the flight deck of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 4, 2014. The Hornet is on board Nimitz as part of The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force currently conducting initial F-35 at-sea trials aboard Nimitz.)

太平洋圣迭戈海岸，美国海军 VX-23 空中测试与评估中队一架进行海上初始开发测试的 F-35C“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机第一次在尼米兹号航空母舰上拦阻着舰。此次一共有两架 F-35C 上舰，预计测试期为两周。(The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducts its first arrested landing aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 3, 2014. The arrested landing is part of initial at-sea developmental testing expected to last two weeks.)

太平洋圣迭戈海岸，美国海军 VX-23 空中测试与评估中队一架进行海上初始开发测试的 F-35C“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机第一次拦阻降落到尼米兹号航空母舰上。(The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducts its first arrested landing aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 3, 2014. The arrested landing is part of initial at-sea developmental testing expected to last two weeks.)

太平洋圣迭戈海岸，美国海军 VX-23 空中测试与评估中队一架进行海上初始开发测试的 F-35C“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机第一次拦阻降落到尼米兹号航空母舰上。(The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducts its first arrested landing aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 3, 2014. The arrested landing is part of initial at-sea developmental testing expected to last two weeks.)

太平洋圣迭戈海岸，美国海军 VX-23 空中测试与评估中队一架进行海上初始开发测试的 F-35C“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机第一次在尼米兹号航空母舰上拦阻着舰。此次一共有两架 F-35C 上舰，预计测试期为两周。(The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducts its first arrested landing aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 3, 2014. The arrested landing is part of initial at-sea developmental testing expected to last two weeks.)

太平洋圣迭戈海岸，美国海军 VX-23 空中测试与评估中队一架进行海上初始开发测试的 F-35C“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机第一次在尼米兹号航空母舰上拦阻着舰。此次一共有两架 F-35C 上舰，预计测试期为两周。(The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducts its first arrested landing aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 3, 2014. The arrested landing is part of initial at-sea developmental testing expected to last two weeks.)

太平洋，美国海军 VX-23 空中测试与评估中队一架进行海上初始开发测试的 F-35C“闪电”II 舰载型联合攻击战斗机从尼米兹号航空母舰上弹射起飞。(CF-03 FLT 195/CF-05 FLT 102. Catapults and arrestments aboard USS Nimitz on 12 November 2014. CDR Christian Sewell was flying CF-03 and CDR Tony Wilson was flying CF-05. The F-35C completes catapults and arrestments aboard USS Nimitz on November 12, 2014. Developmental Testing I (DT-I) is the first of three at-sea test phases planned for the U.S. Navy's F-35C carrier variant.)