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A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Fighter Attack Squadron One Nine Five (VFA-195) taxies into position, on the flight deck, onboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Ronald Gutridge, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), launched from the flight deck of the USN NIMITZS CLASS: Aircraft Carrier, USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), during a pre-dawn sortie flown in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mark Bucher, USAF Release Status: Released to Pu More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft prepares to launch from the flight deck of the USN Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW 14) are conducting combat operations in the Persian Gulf, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PH3(Aw) Tyler J. Clements, USN Release Status: Releas More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105,) the "Gunslingers," is launched from the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) NIMITZ CLASS: Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). The Truman and Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW 3) are currently on a six-month deployment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Ryan O'Connor, USN Release Status: Released to P More

A US Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, assigned to the Strike Fighter Squadron 146, launches from the flight deck onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) during flight operations in the Pacific Ocean. The STENNIS and embarked Carrier Air Wing 9 are operating together for the first time during a Composite Training Unit Exercise.(U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Michael Hight) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Michael Hight, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147) launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz Class: Aircraft Carrier, USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70), while the ship is underway in the Persian Gulf, conducting operations in support of multinational forces in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Inez Lawson, Usn Release Status: Released to Public C More

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron Seventy-Four (VFA-74) in flight over the Aircraft Carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during Operation DESERT SHIELD

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di More

Two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft pass over the Aircraft Carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during Operation DESERT SHIELD. The aircraft are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron Seventy-Four (VFA-74)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di More

A view of an AGM-84 Harpoon air-to-surface anti-ship missile fixed under the wing of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft parked on a flight line

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A left front view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft parked on the flight line

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: David F. Brown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A left rear view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft parked on the flight line

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: David F. Brown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Composite Squadron 5 returns to the Naval Weapons Center, California after completing its mission over the Sierra Nevada Mountains

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LT Win Everett, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

An air-to-air right side view of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 82 (VFA-82) conducting the squadron's first operational flight off the coast of Florida. The Florida based squadron is transitioning from the A-7E Corsair II to the Hornet

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.R. Cambell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

CPT Jay L. Johnson, commander, Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1), checks out the landing gear of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft during Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) strike training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bob Lawson Release Status: Released More

CPT Jay L. Johnson, commander, Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1), flies an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (VFA-86) over a target range during CVW-1 strike training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bob Lawson Release Status: Released More

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 82 (VFA-82) lands, while an F-14A Tomcat of Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) prepares for takeoff during Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) strike training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bob Lawson Release Status: Released More

CPT Jay L. Johnson, commander, Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1), checks out the landing gear of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft during CVW-1 strike training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bob Lawson Release Status: Released More

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146) stands on the flight line

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Lemoore State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Trombecky Release Sta More

A Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft comes in for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62).

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: OS2 John Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft comes in for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62).

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: OS2 John Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft comes in for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62).

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: OS2 John Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft comes in for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62).

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: OS2 John Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

During a flight near the east coast of Florida, an S-3B Viking aircraft delivers fuel to one of the two Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft that are following closely behind it. In the foreground and at right are F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Figher Squadron 106 (VFA-106). At left is a F/A-18B Hornet aircraft from VFA-106

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: LTC Dave Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A message adorns one of the Mark 82 500-bombs mounted on the wing of a Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Bartlett Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) sit armed and ready on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). The INDEPENDENCE is one of the U.S. Navy ships sent to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO2(Sw) Joe Bartlett Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is readied for launch on the No. 4 catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) during Operation Desert Shield

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Bartlett Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft is launched from the No. 4 catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) during Operation Desert Shield. A Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, left, waits to taxi into launch position

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Bartlett Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

A flight deck crewman leans on a bomb rack on the wing of a Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) during Operation Desert Shield

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

Flight deck crewmen lean on a P-16 shipboard firefighting and rescue truck parked beside a Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). The INDEPENDENCE is in the gulf as part of Operation Desert Shield

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Ac) Scott Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

Members of the Marine detachment aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) exercise on the flight deck in front of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft during a break in flight operations. The INDEPENDENCE is in the gulf as part of Operation Desert Shield

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Ac) Scott Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

Members of the Marine detachment aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) exercise on the flight deck in front of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft during a break in flight operations. The INDEPENDENCE is in the gulf as part of Operation Desert Shield

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Ac) Scott Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

A Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft flies over the sea during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on each wing tip. VFA-81 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. F. Lee Corkran Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

Aerial view two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron Seventy-Four (VFA-74) in flight above the Forrestal Class, Aircraft Carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during Operation Desert Shield. The SARATOGA is making a hard turn to starboard and is in the background

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD This shot was taken over the Adriatic Sea on the 1992 Med Cruise near Bosnia Two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of VFA-8 More

An aerial view of a F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron Seventy-Four (VFA-74) climbs out over the Forrestal Class, Aircraft Carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during Operation Desert Shield

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di More

Aerial view two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron Seventy-Four (VFA-74) in flight above the Forrestal Class, Aircraft Carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during Operation Desert Shield. The SARATOGA has completed its turn to starboard and is in the background

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di More

An aerial view of a F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron Seventy-Four (VFA-74) in flight over the Forrestal Class, Aircraft Carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during Operation Desert Shield. Other F/A-18Cs as well as F-14A Tomcats and A-6E Intruders are seen aboard the flight desk of the SARATOGA

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Cv 60 PHOTO Lab Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se More

Aerial view two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron Seventy-Four (VFA-74) in flight above the Forrestal Class, Aircraft Carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during Operation Desert Shield. The SARATOGA is making a hard turn to starboard and is in the background

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD This shot was taken over the Adriatic Sea on the 1992 Med Cruise near Bosnia Two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of VFA-8 More

The pilot of a Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft stands by for launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Shield

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

A Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is positioned on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) during WestPac '90

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean(POC) Scene Camera Operator: OS2 John Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Strike-Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft stands on the flight deck of the aircraft USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Shield.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: USS Saratoga(CV 60) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Rose S. Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public More

A Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is refueled by an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, left, as an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft receives fuel from an Attack Squadron 85 (VA-85) KA-6D Intruder aircraft, third from left, during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft are accompanied by a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 137 (VAQ-137) EA-6B Prowler aircraft, second from right. The Navy aircraft, all part of Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1), are based aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66).

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Ken Neubauer Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 82 (VFA-82) rendezvous with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for an in-flight refueling during Operation Desert Shield. VFA-82 is embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66).

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Neubauer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

LT. CMDR. Mark Fox of Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) sits in the cockpit of the F/A-18C Hornet aircraft that he was flying when he became the first coalition pilot to shoot down an Iraqi MiG aircraft during Operation Desert Storm. VFA-81 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig More

LT. CMDR. Mark Fox of Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) sits in the cockpit of the F/A-18C Hornet aircraft that he was flying when he became the first coalition pilot to shoot down an Iraqi MiG aircraft during Operation Desert Storm. VFA-81 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig More

LT. CMDR. Mark Fox of Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) sits in the cockpit of the F/A-18C Hornet aircraft that he was flying when he became the first coalition pilot to shoot down an Iraqi MiG aircraft during Operation Desert Storm. VFA-81 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig More

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike-Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25), armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, prepares for refueling during Operation Desert Shield

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Marvin Lynchard, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft flies beneath the refueling boom of an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on each wing tip, an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on its outboard port side wing pylon and a borrowed external fuel tank under its fuselage. VFA-25 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di More

A Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is refueled by an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on each wing tip. VFA-113 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di More

Aviation odnancemen use an HLU-196 bomb hoist to lift a Mark 84 2,000-pound bomb up to a pylon beneath the wing of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during OPERATION DESERT STORM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig More

Two pilots from Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) stand beside a Mark 82 500-pound bomb mounted beneath the wing of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) after flying a strike mission during OPERATION DESERT STORM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig More

A Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is launched from the No. 2 catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

Aviation ordnancemen secure a bomb to a weapons pylon on a Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C More

Flight deck crew members watch as a Strike-Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft takes off from the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

Maintenance personnel and aviation ordnancemen prepare several F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, left, and F-14A Tomcat aircraft for flight aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during Operation DESERT STORM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

Carrying a load of general-purpose bombs, a Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft sits ready for launch on the flight deck of the aircraft USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

The flight deck director aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) signals a taxiing F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) to stop as it moves into launch position during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig More

Maintenance crewmen perform preflight checks on several F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during OPERATION DESERT STORM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig More

Steam rises from the catapult tracks as two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft are prepared for launch aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

A view of part of the ordnance load carried by a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 235 (VMFA-235) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Cwo4 J. M. Rodriguez Release Status: Released t More

An assistant catapult/arresting gear officer signals to the pilot of a Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft prior to its launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

The catapult crew prepares to launch a Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) while a Hornet of VFA-81 and one from VFA-83 wait behind the jet blast deflectors. The SARATOGA is in the Red Sea in support of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

A Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft carrying an AGM-62 Walleye television-guided bomb is launched from the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

A Mark 82 500-lb. bomb carrying a message for Iraqi forces is mounted on a Strike-Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft. The Hornet is being readied for takeoff from the flight deck of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

Aviation ordnancemen from Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) remove a multiple ejector rack from the wing of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

A Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is partially obscured by the steam from a catapult as it stands by for launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

A Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the No. 2 catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) awaits the launch signal as a second VFA-81 Hornet stands by behind the jet blast deflector during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

A Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is launched from the No. 3 catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

A flight deck crewman stands on the wing of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

A plane captain from Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) checks out an AIM-9 Sidewinder mounted on the wing tip of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

A Strike-Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is silhouetted by the sun as it is parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

F/A-18C Hornet aircraft fly in formation over the desert during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft in front is armed with cluster bombs, AIM-7 Sparrow missiles and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles while the Hornet to its immediate left is armed with AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder and AGM-88 HARM missiles.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rose Reynolds, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike-Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81), armed with bombs and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, prepares for refueling during Operation Desert Storm.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Chris Putnam Release Status: Released to Public More

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refuels an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike-Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) while other Hornets from the squadron fly in formation during Operation Desert Storm.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Donald Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public More

The moisture in the air around a Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) F-14A Tomcat aircraft condenses into water vapor as the aircraft breaks the sound barrier while passing the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66). In the foreground are a Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (VFA-86) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, left, and a VF-102 Tomcat. The AMERICA is on station in the Red Sea following Operation Desert Storm.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Neubauer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Nine F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) park in a row upon their arrival at the air station. The aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17), of which VFA-83 is a part, and Carrier Air Wing 3, (CVW-3) are returning to their home fields after being deployed aboard the aircraft carriers USS SARATOGA (CV-60) and USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), respectively, in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Cecil Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) S More

A composite photograph showing a sailor aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) framed by the tail of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft as he watches a sunset at sea

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Horner Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The pilot of a Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (VFA-86) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft waits as his plane captain directs the removal of tie-down chains from the aircraft during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66). The aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) are departing from the ship to return to their home bases after being deployed aboard the AMERICA for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The AMERICA and its battle group will return to Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., on April 18th

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Ac) Thomas E. Witham Release Status: Relea More

The pilot of a Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (VFA-86) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft waits as his plane captain directs the removal of tie-down chains from the aircraft during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66). The aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) are departing from the ship to return to their home bases after being deployed aboard the AMERICA for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The AMERICA and its battle group will return to Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., on April 18th

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Ac) Thomas E. Witham Release Status: Relea More

Two Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (VFA-86) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft are brought up from the hangar deck on an elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during flight operations. The aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) are departing from the ship to return to their home bases after being deployed aboard the AMERICA for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The America and its battle group will return to Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., on April 18th

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Ac) Thomas E. Witham Release Status: Relea More

The landing signal officer watches as an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft comes in for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Gallagher Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Squadron crew members stand by as a Strike-Fighter Squadron 37 (VFA-37) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is launched from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk(CV 63) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Gallagher Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se More

Two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 94 (VFA-94) are silhouetted against the sky during a late afternoon flight. VFA-94 is based aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72), which is operating in the Persian Gulf region during its first Western Pacific deployment.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: LCDR L.P. Buckley Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 22 (VFA-22) are silhouetted against the sky during a late afternoon flight. VFA-22 is based aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72), which is operating in the Persian Gulf region during its first Western Pacific deployment.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: LCDR L.P. Buckley Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The starboard catapult deckedge operator ducks as an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is launched on the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN James R. Gallagher Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More

Members of the crash, rescue and salvage team stand by as flight deck crewmen ready Strike Fighter Squadron 105 (VFA-105) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft for flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Gallagher, James E/PHAN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More

Flight deck crewmen ready Strike Fighter Squadron 105 (VFA-105) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft for flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN James R. Gallagher Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More

Sailors man the rails near a Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) as the ship arrives at its new home port. The INDEPENDENCE is relieving the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) as the Navy's forward-based aircraft carrier

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Yokosuka Country: Japan(JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Michael Worner Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

The crew of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) mans the rails as the ship arrives at its new home port. The INDEPENDENCE is relieving the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) as the Navy's forward-based aircraft carrier. A Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is parked near the ship's island

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Yokosuka Country: Japan(JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Michael Worner Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

Sailors man the rails near a Strike Fighter Sqaudron 113 (VFA-113) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) as the ship arrives at its new home port. The INDEPENDENCE is relieving the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) as the Navy's forward-based aircraft carrier

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Yokosuka Country: Japan(JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Gay Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

The starboard catapult deckedge operator gives the first ready signal to the catapult officer during the launch sequence for an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN James E. Gallagher Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 22 (VFA-22) moves away from a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft after conducting an in-flight refueling. VFA-22 is based aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72), which is operating in the Persian Gulf region during its first Western Pacific deployment.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Steven Gnassi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 22 (VFA-22) conducts an in-flight refueling with a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. VFA-22 is based aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72), which is operating in the Persian Gulf region during its first Western Pacific deployment.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Steven Gnassi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A strike Fighter Squadron 195 (VFA-195) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft passes over the target area before making its bomb run. The aircraft was called in by a Marine tactical air control party (TACP) as part of a live-fire exercise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Aw) Catherine T. Hogan Release Status: Released to P More

Two Strike Fighter Squadron 195 (VFA-195) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft pass over the target area before making their bomb run. The aircraft were called in by a Marine tactical air control party (TACP) as part of a live-fire exercise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Aw) Catherine T. Hogan Release Status: Released to P More

An air-to-air right side view of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, foreground, an F-14D Tomcat aircraft, background. The Hornet is equipped with F404-GE-402 enhanced performance engines (EPE)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Vernon Pugh Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A plane captain assists Commander Dave Miller, executive officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136), as they conduct a preflight inspection of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft aboard the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The carrier is underway in the gulf during maritime interdiction operations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is launched from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during maritime interdiction operations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Flight deck crew members check an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on the wing tip of a Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during maritime interdiction operations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A right side view of a Test and Evaluation Squadron 4 (VX-4) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft being serviced on the flight line

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Trombecky, Usnr-R More

A flight deck crewman waits behind the wheel of an MD-3 tow tractor while his crewmates prepare to move an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Teamwork '92. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK '92 Country: Norwegian Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Patrick Cashin Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More