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The aircraft is built to understand; you are building a strategy, not focusing on managing the
sensors or really focused on the flying function.

I was able to see the aircraft surrounding me through the clouds, such as keeping distance with
my tankers, by using my helmet and the Distributed Aperture System and see the C-130s below
me below the clouds.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) Cmdr.
Tony "Brick" Wilson and Lt. Chris "TJ"
Karapostoles exit F-35C Lightning II
carrier variant joint strike Oighters as-
signed to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and
Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 on the
Olight deck of the aircraft carrier USS
Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Credit:
USS Eisenhower

Because we were at Pax, we had a chance especially to talk with carrier pilots as well.
For these pilots, the coming of the F-35 C to the carrier is a significant step forward for

Second Line of Defense Lessons Learned at Pax River
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