The first Navy F-35C test aircraft (designated CF-1) makes its inaugural flight from NAS- JRB Fort Worth, Tex., with Lockheed Martin test pilot Jeff Knowles at the controls for the 57-minute flight.
The U.S. began extensive air and artillery strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria on Dec. 19 in retaliation for the killing of three Americans on Dec. 13 by a gunman affiliated with ISIS, U.S. officials said.
