The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter completes its first carrier launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS "Nimitz" (CVN-68) off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 4, 2014. The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force is conducting initial at-sea trials aboard Nimitz. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brett Cote / RELEASED)