ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 3, 2015) Two F-35C Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) test pilots assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 prepare for catapult launches from the flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Cmdr. Ted “Dutch” Dyckman flies aircraft 73/CF-03 and Cmdr. Christian “Wilson” Sewell flies aircraft 75/CF-05. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released)