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)