Sailors inspect the arresting cables before flight operations begin on board USS Nimitz (CVN 68) off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 4, 2014. The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 is currently conducting initial at-sea trials aboard Nimitz. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brett Cote/Released)