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An F-35C Lightning II carrier-variant joint strike fighter prepares for takeoff aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 6, 2015. The aircraft is assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23. The F-35C Lightning II Patuxent River Integrated Test Force is conducting follow-on sea trials. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Anderson W. Branch

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An F-35C Lightning II carrier-variant joint strike fighter prepares for takeoff aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 6, 2015. The aircraft is assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23. The F-35C Lightning II Patuxent River Integrated Test Force is conducting follow-on sea trials. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Anderson W. Branch

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