CF-05, an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter, conducts one of the first catapult launches aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 is currently conducting initial at-sea testing aboard Nimitz. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Antonio Turretto Ramos)