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F-35C Conducts First Integrated Air Wing Ops On CVN-72

F-35C Conducts First Integrated Air Wing Ops On CVN-72
An F-35C assigned to the Rough Raiders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 moves across the landing platform on flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) while the carrier is conducting carrier qualifications on Aug. 25. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maxwell Anderson/Released)

The Navy’s F-35C aircraft joined a carrier air wing for the first cyclic operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in Operational Test-1 (OT-1) during August, the Navy said Tuesday.The F-35Cs are operating alongside Carrier Air Wing 7 and Carrier Strike Group 17.OT-1 aims to evaluate the full spectrum of the F-35Cs suitability for operation within a carrier air wing and its maximum mission effectiveness, the Navy said.While the F-35C has previously conducted carrier qualification together, this…

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