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U.S. Navy Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles sits in the cockpit of an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter as sailors refuel the aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 5, 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey Dill

Lightning Pilot

U.S. Navy Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles sits in the cockpit of an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter as sailors refuel the aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 5, 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey Dill

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