151002-O-ZZ999-002 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter from the Pax River Integrated Test Force conducts its first arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Two F-35Cs from the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 are conducting follow-on developmental test (DT-II) sea trials aboard the Eisenhower. Cmdr. Tony “Brick” Wilson flew aircraft 73/CF-03 and Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles flew aircraft 75/CF-05. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released)