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Aerial right side view of ten (10) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron Eighty-Six (VFA-86) flying in formation over the Jacksonville operating area. The squadron is homeported at NAS Cecil Field and is presently assigned to the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) which is about to deploy to the Mediterranean Sea for six months. The formation is being led by CMDR. Russell Ziegler, VFA-86 Commanding Officer

An aerial left side view of a formation of ten (10) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron Eighty-Six (VFA-86) flying in formation. The flight is led by CMDR. Russell Aiegler, Commanding Officer VFA-86. The squadron is homeported at NAS Cecil Field and is about to deploy to the Mediterranean on board the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66)

An aerial view of a US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter aircraft, Strike Fighter Squadron 2 (VFA-2), Bounty Hunters, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia (VA), conducts a training flight over the Pacific Ocean near the coast Southern California. VFA-2 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The LINCOLN is at sea conducting readiness training in support of the Navy's Fleet Response Plan (FRP)

An air-to-air left side view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 102 over the Virginia coast during training mission. The Tomcat is assigned to the aircraft USS AMERICA (CV 66)

Air-to-air left side view of a US Air Force F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 78th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC). The aircraft carries AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), and an AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile

A right side view of four F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137) as they pass over the clouds during a training flight out of Naval Air Station, Cecil Field, Florida. VFA-137 and the other squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 6 (CVW-6) are to depart at the end of May on a Mediterranean deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59)

A left side view of four F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137) as they pass over the clouds during a training flight out of Naval Air Station, Cecil Field, Fla. VFA-137 and the other squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 6 (CVW-6) are to depart at the end of May on a Mediterranean deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59)

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to the "Rampagers" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eighty Three (VFA-83), makes an arrested landing aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting a Tailored Ship's Training Availability/Final Evaluation Period

US Navy (USN) AIRMAN Josh Schulz, Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81), Sunliners, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), removes tape from the canopy of a USN F/A-18 Hornet aircraft after washing it. The VFA-81 is part of Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17), embarked on board the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) participating in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Exercise DESTINED GLORY 2002

An aerial left side view of ten (10) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron Eighty-Six (VFA-86) flying in formation over the Jacksonville operating area. The formation is being led by CMDR. Russell Ziegler, VFA-86 Commanding Officer. VFA-86 is homeported at NAS Cecil Field and is presently assigned to the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) in preparation for a six month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea

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Base: Jacksonville

State: Florida (FL)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christian Viera

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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22/08/1995
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label_outline Explore Ph 3 Christian Viera, Ziegler, Vfa 86

A underside view of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Four (VX-4)

Capt. Dee Mewbourne, commanding officer of USS Enterprise

A crewman spends some of his spare time riding a unicycle in the hangar on the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66)

Portrait: US Army (USA) Brigadier General (BGEN) Cecil N. Neeley (uncovered)

An air-to-air right side view of four F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Fighter Attack Squadron 125 (VFA-125). The squadron is on a 23-day deployment from Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California. VFA-125 began flying the F/A-18 aircraft about 12 months ago. Squadron pilots have accumulated more than 1,500 hours in the aircraft so far

Sailors in the aircraft intermediate maintenance department (AIMD) check the inventory in a parts screening pool on board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The ship is homeward bound after a six month deployment for WestPac '93

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Lewis G. Lee, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Charles C. Krulak, speak to Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary unit, (MEU), during a recent visit to Camp Pendleton. The MEU is preparing to leave on a six month deployment to the Western Pacific

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft is launched from the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during the joint service Exercise Ocean Venture '93

At MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), four US Navy (USN) Blue Angels perform close flight and aerobatics in their high performance F/A-18 Hornet fighters during Airfest 2004. An estimated 500,000 people attended the 2-day event

A Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) F-14A Tomcat aircraft heads for the setting sun during a flight off of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66).

A catapult crew member signals as a Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft prepares to launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69)

Crew members service an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 125 (VFA-125) on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

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side view hornet aircraft hornet aircraft eighty six fighter squadron eighty six vfa formation jacksonville cmdr russell ziegler russell ziegler officer nas cecil field nas cecil field carrier uss america aircraft carrier uss america cv preparation month deployment six month deployment mediterranean sea uss america cv 66 florida united states ships us navy ships fa 18 hornet f a 18 hornet aircraft carrier us navy high resolution vfa 86 a 18 hornet aircraft ph 3 christian viera mediterranean sea strike fighter mediterranean region military aircraft navy aircraft public domain aircraft photos us national archives fighter squadron