160816-N-YB023-289 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2016) Rear Adm. Bruce H. Lindsey, commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, speaks with Lt. Joe Campbell next to an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, the Navy’s F-35C Fleet replacement squadron, in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).VFA-101 aircraft and pilots are conducting initial qualifications aboard George Washington in the Atlantic Ocean. The F-35C is expected to be Fleet operational in 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Clemente A. Lynch)