160205-O-ZZ999-930 NAS Patuxent River (February 5, 2016) The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office Italian Assistant National Deputy congratulates Italian F-35 pilot Major Gian Marco D. for making aviation history by piloting an Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) F-35A Lightning II aircraft on the very first trans-Atlantic Ocean crossing of an F-35 aircraft Feb. 5. The F-35 aircraft — known as AL-1 — arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., from Cameri Air Base, Italy, at 2:24 p.m. EST following an 11-hour oceanic flight. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Andy Wolfe/Released)
US Navy / Andy Wolfe
2016-02-05
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