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US Navy (USN) F/A-18 Hornets from the USN Strike Fighter Squadron 2 (VFA-2) and the USN Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137) deploy munitions during a sea power demonstration for USN Sailors and their family members aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) during a Tiger Cruise in the Pacific Ocean. Tiger Cruise is provided for family members and friends of the crew to give them an opportunity to experience life at sea for a week

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 M. Jeremie Yoder, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More

An air-to-air left side view of three F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter aircraft in formation. The Hornets are assigned to Marine Fighter/Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314), homeported at a Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Calif

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

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 154 takes off from the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during Fleet Exercise 85. On a starboar catapult, one A-6E Intruder waits for another A-6E to be launched. Among the aircraft parked on the flight deck are S-3A Vikings, F/A-18A Hornets, and an A-6E

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Millie Tamberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An E-2B Hawkeye aircraft is prepared for launch from the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during Fleet Exercise 85. A Mark-7 jet blast deflector is raised behind the aircraft. Parked on the flight deck are F/A-18A Hornets, S-3A Vikings, and an A-6E Intruder next to the lower elevator

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Millie Tamberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

Two F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 21 and one from Fighter Squadron 154 (background) are parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during Fleet Exercise 85. Other aircraft parked on the flight deck include A-6E Intruders, F/A-18A Hornets, and an S-3A Viking

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Millie Tamberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

Aircraft parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) include S-3A Vikings, F/A-18A Hornets, EA-6B Prowlers, and an A-6E Intruder. The carrier is participating in Fleet Exercise 85

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Millie Tamberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

Three US Navy (USN) FA-18A Hornets, Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25), Fist of the Fleet, fly in formation over the Pacific Ocean

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Barrett, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A pair of US Navy (USN) FA-18A Hornets, Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25), Fist of the Fleet, fly in formation over the Pacific Ocean

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Barrett, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy (USN) FA-18A Hornets, Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113), Stingers, in flight, generating smoke off the wing tips, over the Pacific Ocean

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Barrett, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A four ship formation of US Navy (USN) F/A-18A Hornets, in flight over Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT). The group is made up of aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25), Fist of the Fleet, (400 series), and Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113), Stingers, (300 series)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Barrett, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

A four ship formation of US Navy (USN) F/A-18A Hornets, in flight over Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT). The group is made up of aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25), Fist of the Fleet, (400 series), and Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113), Stingers, (300 series)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Barrett, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

A four ship formation of US Navy (USN) F/A-18A Hornets, in flight over Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT). The group is made up of aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25), Fist of the Fleet, (400 series), and Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113), Stingers, (300 series)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Barrett, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

A four ship formation of US Navy (USN) F/A-18A Hornets, in flight over Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT). The group is made up of aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25), Fist of the Fleet, (400 series), and Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113), Stingers, (300 series)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Barrett, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

An Aerial Refueler Squadron 208 (VAK-208) KA-3B Skywarrior aircraft refuels a Strike Fighter Squadron 303 (VFA-303) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft as two other Hornets wait for their turn during refueling operations near Naval Air Station, Fallon, part of Reserve Carrier Air Wing 30 annual training operations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert L. Lawson, USN (Ret.) Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft of Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) sits on the flight line with other Hornets

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

An EA-6B Prowler aircraft of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 132 (VAQ-132) and an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft of Marine Fight-Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) are serviced on the flight line along with other Prowlers and Hornets

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tom Gibbins Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft of Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) sits on the flight line with other Hornets

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft, left, and Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34) A-6E Intruder aircraft sit armed and ready on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The Intruders and one of the Hornets are armed with Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs. All of the Hornets are carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on their wing tips; two have AGM-88A HARM anti-radar missiles on their wing pylons

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

Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft, left, and Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34) A-6E Intruder aircraft sit armed and ready on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Operation Desert Shield. The Intruders and one of the Hornets are armed with Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs. Each Hornet carries AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on its wing tips; two have AGM-88A HARM anti-radar missiles on their wing pylons

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhoffen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

Sixteen aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) fly in fromation over the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66) as the ship travels to the persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft include F-14A Tomcats, left; F/A-18C Hornets, upper center; A-6E Intruders, right; and an E-2C Hawkeye, an EA-6B Prowler, and two S-3B Vikings, lower center.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Ken Neubauer Release Status: Released to Public Com 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

US Navy (USN) Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets lined up on the ramp at Naval Air Station Miramar, California

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Cavanugh, USN Release More

Aircraft on the deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) include an A-6E Intruder from Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34), front; F-14A Tomcats from Fighter Squadrons 142 and 143 (VF-142 and VF-143), left and back; and F/A-18C Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadrons 131 and 136 (VFA-131 and VFA-136), right

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

An S-3B Viking aircraft of Air Anti-submarine Squadron 22 (VS-22) refuels an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft as another F/A-18C stands by. The Hornets are from Strike Fighter Squadron 105 (VFA-105)

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

An air-to-air right side view of two Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft and an Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 (VAW-121) E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, center, in formation over the Persian Gulf. The Hornets are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Tony Alleyne Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An S-3B Viking aircraft of Air Anti-submarine Squadron 22 (VS-22) refuels an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft as two other F/A-18Cs stand by. The Hornets are from Strike Fighter Squadron 105 (VFA-105)

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

An S-3B Viking aircraft of Air Anti-submarine Squadron 22 (VS-22) refuels an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft as another F/A-18C stands by. The Hornets are from Strike Fighter Squadron 105 (VFA-105)

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

The plane captain marshals an F/A-18 Hornet striker fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 333 (VMFA-333) onto the taxiway during Operation Desert Shield. In the background are other Hornets from Marine squadrons.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

A compressed shot of US Navy (USN) aircraft on the deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Easily visible are the tails of USN A-6E Intruders, from Attack Squadron 304 (VA-304), Firebirds, Naval Air Station (NAS) Alameda, California (CA), and USN F/A-18A Hornets, Fighter Attack Squadron 305 (VFA-305), Lobos, NAS Point Mugu, CA

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Degner, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A formation of aircraft assigned to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) flies over the ship. The aircraft are an E-2C Hawkeye, an A-6B Prowler, an A-6E Intruder, an S-3 Viking, two F/A-18C Hornets and two F-14 Tomcats

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

A group of aircraft assigned to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) fly in formation. The aircraft are an E-2C Hawkeye, an EA-6B Prowler, an A-6E Intruder, an S-3 Viking, two F/A-18C Hornets and two F-14 Tomcats

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

Three F/A-18C Hornets from the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) fly in formation over Kuwait City during Operation Southern Watch, a multinational effort establishing a no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq. Each aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the wing pylons. The two aircraft in the foreground are from Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) and the aircraft in the background is from VFA-146

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. T.B. Surbridge Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Three F/A-18C Hornets from the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) fly in formation over Kuwait City during Operation Southern Watch, a multinational effort establishing a no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq. Each aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the wing pylons. The two aircraft in the foreground are from Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) and the aircraft in the background is from VFA-146

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. T.B. Surbridge Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Information from the Head-Up Display (HUD) is superimposed in the pilot's field of view in the cockpit of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft as it prepares to takeoff. Four other Hornets from Fighter Attack Squadron 136 (VFA-136) are lined up on the runway

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. John Leenhouts Release More

Two F/A-18 Hornets, on the tarmac, get "hot fueled" by VFA-125 personnel

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 D. A. Webster Release Statu More

A line of F/A-18 Hornets sit on the flight deck of the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). This is part of a four day exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard to test proficiency in joint operations and coordination of various elements of a strike package

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Joint Task Force Exercise 95-2 State: Atlantic Ocean Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT More