An F/A-18C Hornet from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 launches from the flight deck of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 4, 2014. The Hornet is on board Nimitz as part of The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force currently conducting initial F-35 at-sea trials aboard Nimitz. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brett Cote/Released)