ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 20, 2015) – A Navy F/A 18C Hornet

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 20, 2015) – A Navy F/A 18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 34 (VFA 34), also known as the Blue Blaster, breaks away after conducting an aerial refueling with a KC-135 from the 185th Air Wing, assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard during UNITAS Atlantic. UNITAS 2015, the U.S. Navy's longest running annual multinational maritime exercise, is part of the Southern Seas deployment planned by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet. This 56th iteration of UNITAS is conducted in two phases: UNITAS Pacific, hosted by Chile, Oct. 13-24, 2015, and UNITAS Atlantic, hosted by Brazil, Nov. 13-24, 2015. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adam Henderson/Released)