USMC F-35B #169024 lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) on May 18th, 2015. Wasp, embarked with VMFA-121 and VMFAT-501 conducting the first phase of operational testing (OT-1). Ship trial will assess the integration of the F-35B while operating across a wide array of flight and deck operations, maintenance operations and logistical supply chain support in an at-sea environment. Data and lessons learned will lay the groundwork for F-35B deployments aboard U.S. Navy amphibious carriers following the Marine Corps’ F-35B initial operating capability (IOC) declaration in July of 2015. [USNavy photo by MCS. Zhiwei Tan]
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