大西洋，2015年10月4日，美国海军F-35C第二阶段海上初始开发测试（DT-II）期间，VX-23“咸狗”空中测试与评估中队一架 F-35C“闪电”II 在艾森豪威尔号航母上着舰。（ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2015) Cmdr. Tony “Brick” Wilson conducts F-35C Lightning II carrier qualifications aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a morning flight. Based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Wilson and a highly diverse cadre of technicians, maintainers, engineers, logisticians, support staff and test pilots from Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) have flown nearly 500 flights, logged more than 700 flight hours, and achieved almost 3,400 test points since January 2015.）

大西洋，2015年10月3日，美国海军F-35C第二阶段海上初始开发测试（DT-II）期间，VX-23“咸狗”空中测试与评估中队一架 F-35C“闪电”II 在艾森豪威尔号航母上着舰。（ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 3, 2015) F-35C Lightning II aircraft 73/CF-03 makes an arrested landing as two F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighters from the Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) conduct flight test operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The aircraft arrived Oct. 2 to begin the second phase of carrier suitability and integration testing of the F-35C carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter.）

大西洋，2015年10月2日，美国海军F-35C第二阶段海上初始开发测试（DT-II）期间，VX-23“咸狗”空中测试与评估中队一架 F-35C“闪电”II 在艾森豪威尔号航母上着舰。（ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) Cmdr. Tony "Brick" Wilson makes an arrested landing with an F-35C Lightning II aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during the second developmental test (DT-II) phase of the next-generation strike fighter. Wilson made naval aviation history Nov. 3, 2014 when he made the inaugural F-35C arrested landing aboard the flight deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. Wilson and a team from the F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 are conducting carrier suitability and integration testing of the F-35C.）

大西洋，2015年10月3日，美国海军F-35C第二阶段海上初始开发测试（DT-II）期间，VX-23“咸狗”空中测试与评估中队一架 F-35C“闪电”II 接近艾森豪威尔号航母准备着舰。（ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 3, 2015) Cmdr. Ted “Dutch” Dyckman, an F-35 Lightning II test pilot from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF), is on approach for an arrested landing aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on 03 October 2015. The F-35 Pax River ITF is conducting its second Developmental Test (DT-II) phase aboard the Eisenhower.）

大西洋，2015年10月2日，美国海军F-35C第二阶段海上初始开发测试（DT-II）期间，VX-23“咸狗”空中测试与评估中队一架 F-35C“闪电”II 在艾森豪威尔号航母上着舰。（ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles, an F-35C Lightning II test pilot assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, prepares to make an arrested landing aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a developmental test flight. The carrier-based flight test operations will prepare the F-35C for its final at-sea developmental test (DT-III) in 2016 and support the Navy's 2018 initial operational capability (IOC) date.）

大西洋，2015年10月2日，美国海军F-35C第二阶段海上初始开发测试（DT-II）期间，VX-23“咸狗”空中测试与评估中队一架 F-35C“闪电”II 接近艾森豪威尔号航母准备着舰。（ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) During the second developmental test (DT-II) phase of the F-35C Lightning II aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), two F-35C test aircraft are performing a variety of operational maneuvers, simulating maintenance operations and conducting general maintenance and fit tests for the aircraft and support equipment. A test team from the Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) is conducting a thorough assessment of the F-35C’s performance before advising the Navy on any adjustments necessary to ensure that the next-generation fighter is ready to meet its scheduled initial operating capability (IOC) in 2018.）

大西洋，2015年10月2日，美国海军F-35C第二阶段海上初始开发测试（DT-II）期间，VX-23“咸狗”空中测试与评估中队一架 F-35C“闪电”II 接近艾森豪威尔号航母准备着舰。（ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) is conducting the second phase of F-35C carrier suitability and integration developmental testing (DT-II) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, the highly diverse cadre of PAX ITF technicians, maintainers, engineers, logisticians, support staff and test pilots have flown nearly 500 flights, logged more than 700 flight hours, and achieved almost 3,400 test points since January 2015.）

大西洋，2015年10月2日，美国海军F-35C第二阶段海上初始开发测试（DT-II）期间，VX-23“咸狗”空中测试与评估中队一架 F-35C“闪电”II 在艾森豪威尔号航母上着舰。（ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) is conducting the second phase of F-35C carrier suitability and integration developmental testing (DT-II) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, the highly diverse cadre of PAX ITF technicians, maintainers, engineers, logisticians, support staff and test pilots have flown nearly 500 flights, logged more than 700 flight hours, and achieved almost 3,400 test points since January 2015.）

大西洋，2015年10月2日，美国海军F-35C第二阶段海上初始开发测试（DT-II）期间，VX-23“咸狗”空中测试与评估中队一架 F-35C“闪电”II 在艾森豪威尔号航母上着舰。（Cmdr. Christian “Wilson” Sewell from the F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) conducts test operations from the flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during the second developmental test (DT-II) phase of the F-35C.）

大西洋，2015年10月2日，美国海军F-35C第二阶段海上初始开发测试（DT-II）期间，VX-23“咸狗”空中测试与评估中队一架 F-35C“闪电”II 在艾森豪威尔号航母上着舰。（ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) Cmdr. Ted “Dutch” Dyckman, an F-35 Lightning II test pilot from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF), carrier qualifies aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on October 3, 2015. Two F-35Cs assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 are conducting the second phase of F-35C carrier suitability and integration developmental testing (DT-II) in the at-sea environment. In 2014, Dyckman made aviation history when he conducted night ops during DT-I aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) – an unheard of feat since the Navy’s F-4 era.）