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160818-N-GN619-047 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 18, 2016) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Juan Cumpston, from Richmond, Virginia, directs an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, to the catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). VX-23 is conducting its third and final developmental test (DT-III) phase 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 2nd Class Kris R. Lindstrom/Released)

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