Lightning II goes aboard Lincoln

Above: A VFA-101 F-35C catches the wire on the USS ‘Abraham Lincoln’ (CVN 72) on September 7. US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josue Escobosa THE US Navy’s F-35C has undertaken another round of carrier testing. Lightning IIs from the training squadron, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 ‘Grim Reapers’, from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, went aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Atlantic Ocean on September 3. The unit conducted carrier qualification training, qualifying