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US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) David McMillan observes the flight deck foul lines to ensure the safety of crews and landing aircraft as a USN F/A-18C Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 195 (VFA-195), Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan, approaches to recover aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). LT McMillan is authorized to wave-off any landing aircraft with his remote control if any potential foul line safety problem occurs. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is participating in the third annual Joint Air and Sea Exercise (JASEX) with the US Air Force (USAF) and US Marine Corps (USMC) in the Western Pacific. JASEX focuses on integrated joint training proficiency in...

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) David McMillan observes the flight deck ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) David McMillan observes the flight deck foul lines to ensure the safety of crews and landing aircr... More

A U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 103 (VFA-103,"Jolly Rogers") F/A-18F Super Hornet multi-mission fighter/attack aircraft launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), on Jan. 12, 2007, while the EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN David Danals) (Released)

A U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 103 (VFA-103,"Jolly Rogers") F/A-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN David Danals, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Air-to-air left side view of two F/A18A Hornet aircraft with a new low-visibility tactical paint scheme. They are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113)

Air-to-air left side view of two F/A18A Hornet aircraft with a new low...

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

An F/A-18 aircraft from Strike-Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) is fueled on deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64)

An F/A-18 aircraft from Strike-Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) is fueled ...

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

A crewman helps a pilot aboard an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Strike-Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) strap in aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64)

A crewman helps a pilot aboard an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Strike-F...

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

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Strike-Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) is checked prior to takeoff aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64)

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Strike-Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) is ...

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

Aviation Electrician First Class Kipp does a communication check on an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Strike-Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64)

Aviation Electrician First Class Kipp does a communication check on an...

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

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Strike-Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) prepares to takeoff aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64)

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Strike-Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) p...

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

A right side view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft preparing for takeoff

A right side view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137) F/A-18A H...

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: Douglas D. Olson Release Status: Rel... More

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

A pair of US Navy (USN) FA-18A Hornets, Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VF...

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 Strike-Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) TA/F-18 Hornet aircraft is maneuvered into launching position during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69)

A Strike-Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) TA/F-18 Hornet aircraft is man...

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

A plane director gives the launch signal to the pilot of a Strike-Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69)

A plane director gives the launch signal to the pilot of a Strike-Figh...

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

Ordnancemen of Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) load a practice AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto the wing tip of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft during Exercise COPE THUNDER

Ordnancemen of Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) load a practice A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King, USN Releas... More

A right side view of two Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft flying in formation during Exercise COPE THUNDER

A right side view of two Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) F/A-18A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A flight line crewman inspects the cockpit of a Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft prior to flight operations during Exercise COPE THUNDER

A flight line crewman inspects the cockpit of a Strike Fighter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King, USN Releas... More

A plane director signals instructions to the pilot of a Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft parked on the flight line during Exercise COPE THUNDER

A plane director signals instructions to the pilot of a Strike Fighter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King, USN Releas... More

A pilot looks over the controls in the cockpit of a Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft parked on the flight line during Exercise COPE THUNDER

A pilot looks over the controls in the cockpit of a Strike Fighter Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King, USN Releas... More

An air-to-air left side view of two Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-86) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft over Townsend Target Range

An air-to-air left side view of two Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-86) F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LT. CMDR. John Leenhouts Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

An air-to-air left underside view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the right wing tip

An air-to-air left underside view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR John Leenhouts Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192) banks into a turn. The aircraft carrier, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41), carries an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on each wing tip

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR T.B. Surbridge Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A flight deck crew member signals to the pilot of a Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft aboard the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during PACEX '89

A flight deck crew member signals to the pilot of a Strike Fighter Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Nac) Wilcox Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Maintenance crewmen and pilots of Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146) look over their squadon's new F/A-18C(N) Hornet aircraft, the first night strike Hornet delivered to an operational Navy squadron. The aircraft features a forward looking infrared (FLIR) sensor for navigation, modified instrument lighting and an integrated targeting FLIR sensor

Maintenance crewmen and pilots of Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146...

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: PH3 Clay Roberts Release Status... More

Members of Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) are briefed on the capabilities of the F/A-18C(N) Hornet aircraft. The squadron is making the transition from A-7E Corsair II aircraft to the more technologicaly advanced Hornet and recently received its first Hornet from McDonnell-Douglas corporate facilities in St. Louis.

Members of Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) are briefed on the ca...

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: PH3 Clay Roberts, USN Release S... More

An ordnanceman makes a final check of ordnance on an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) before launch from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during FLEET EX '90

An ordnanceman makes a final check of ordnance on an F/A-18 Hornet air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX '90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Strike Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-131) technicians perform maintenance on an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) while the vessel is underway off the coast of Florida

Strike Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-131) technicians perform maintenance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2(Sw) Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A trainer missile is launched from a Mark 29 NATO Sea Sparrow launcher on the starboard quarter of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). An F-14A Tomcat aircraft, a Strike-Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft and a Strike-Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft are parked on the flight deck

A trainer missile is launched from a Mark 29 NATO Sea Sparrow launcher...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Tracy Lee Didas 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).

A Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft comes in...

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

Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 3 (HS-3) SH-3H Sea King helicopters, and A-6E Intruder aircraft line the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) as the vessel is underway in support of Operation Desert Shield

Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft armed with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey 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

A Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is launc...

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 Mark 82 500-pound general-purpose bomb hangs from a pylon beneath the wing of a Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during Operation Desert Storm.

A Mark 82 500-pound general-purpose bomb hangs from a pylon beneath th...

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

A catapult crewman signals to the pilot of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15) as the aircraft is prepared for launch on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A catapult crewman signals to the pilot of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Denis Keske Release Status: Released to Public Com... 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

Two Strike Fighter Squadron 195 (VFA-195) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft pass...

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 two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) in formation during flight operations from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) in the Persian Gulf. The aircraft in the foreground is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the right wing tip

An air-to-air, right side view of two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Str...

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

An EA-6B Prowler from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 140 (VAQ-140) is refueled by a KA-6D Intruder tanker from Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34) as an F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) flies near during flight operations off the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) in the Persian Gulf

An EA-6B Prowler from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 140 (VAQ-14...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CMDR John Leenhouts 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)

An S-3B Viking aircraft of Air Anti-submarine Squadron 22 (VS-22) refu...

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 a Strike Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-131) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft refueling from a KA-6D Intruder aircraft

An air-to-air, right side view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-1...

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

An air-to-air, left side view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-131) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft refueling from a KA-6D Intruder aircraft

An air-to-air, left side view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-13...

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

An air-to-air, left side view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft

An air-to-air, left side view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-13...

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

Strike Fighter Squadorn 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft and a Strike Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-131) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, center, fly in formation over the airfield at Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads

Strike Fighter Squadorn 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft and a St...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CDR John Leenhouts Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Flight deck crewmen prepare F/A-18C Hornet aircraft for flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The aircraft are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons 37 and 105 (VFA-37 and VFA-105)

Flight deck crewmen prepare F/A-18C Hornet aircraft for flight operati...

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

A Strike Fighter Squadron 105 (VFA-105) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft accelerates toward the end of the deck while being launched from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

A Strike Fighter Squadron 105 (VFA-105) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft accele...

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

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

A right rear view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) F/A-18D H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Trombecky Release Status: R... More

Flight deck crew members check beneath the wing of a Strike Fighter Squadron 105 (VFA-105) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft as the plane is prepared for a mission during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

Flight deck crew members check beneath the wing of a Strike Fighter Sq...

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

A right rear view of a STrike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) F/A-18D Hornet aircraft parked on the flight line

A right rear view of a STrike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) F/A-18D H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Facility, Andrews Afb State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Trombecky Release ... More

LT. Eric Meyer, USN, (right) a pilot assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106), instructs Colonel-General Kostyantyn Morozov, Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (left), as Major Krylov Alexander of the Ukrainian Air Force (center) interprets, on how to use the oxygen mask in the F/A-18D Hornet aircraft. The aircraft is being prepared for the flight out to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) which is operating off the Virginia Capes

LT. Eric Meyer, USN, (right) a pilot assigned to Strike Fighter Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Robert N. Scoggin Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A right side view of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15) of Carrier Wing Eight (CVW-8), assigned to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71), parked on the flight line

A right side view of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Facility, Andrews Afb State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce R. Trombecky Relea... More

Maintenance crewman of Strike Fighter Squadron 82 (VFA-82) perform maintenance on an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during participation in Operation Deny Flight

Maintenance crewman of Strike Fighter Squadron 82 (VFA-82) perform mai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Raymond T. Conway Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192) is launched from waist catapult three on board the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) just after sunrise in the Persian Gulf. The United Kingdom Royal Navy guided missile destroyer HMS Gloucester (D-96) is steaming close aboard the port side of the carrier

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192) is ...

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

Aviation Boatswain (Fuels) Third Class (ABF3) Joseph Rolack stands guard near the fuel truck during the refueling for Strike Fighter Squadron 37 (VFA-37) F/A-18 aircraft during fleet exercise

Aviation Boatswain (Fuels) Third Class (ABF3) Joseph Rolack stands gua...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMPTUEX 95 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A row of F/A-18 "Hornet" aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) parked on the flight line at Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.VFA-136 is deployed to Puerto Rico as part of Operation COMPTUEX 97-2

A row of F/A-18 "Hornet" aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMPTUEX 97-2 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Joseph Albright assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Six (VFA-146), conducts tests on the forward looking infrared receiver in a F/A-18 Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her embarked air wing have been operating in the Persian Gulf to provide U.S. Naval forward presence while enforcing UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the no-fly zone under operation Southern Watch

Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Joseph Albright assigned to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Chris Ware Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

An F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Eighty Two (VFA-82) prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW1) are conducting operations in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq under operation Southern Watch

An F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Eighty Two (VFA-82) pre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Joseph Hendricks Release Stat... More

A F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Eighty Six (VFA 86) launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW1) are conducting sustained operation in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions again Iraq

A F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Eighty Six (VFA 86) laun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Brian Fleske Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

An F/A-18C Hornet from Fighter Attack Squadron Eight Six (VFA-86) on final approach after returning from its mission in the Gulf region. The aircraft is loaded with AIM-9 Sidewinder short range and AIM-7 Sparrow medium range air-to-air missiles. Additionally under each wing are AGM-88 HARM air-to-ground anti-radar missiles. USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN73) and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW1) are on deployment in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq under Operation Southern Watch

An F/A-18C Hornet from Fighter Attack Squadron Eight Six (VFA-86) on f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Sammy Dallal Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

Aviation Ordnancemen 3rd Class Stanley Gibson cranks live ammunition shells into an M-61A2 20 mm gun of an F/A-18C Hornet. Gibson is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron VFA- 34, Blue Blasters, which is attached to the aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

Aviation Ordnancemen 3rd Class Stanley Gibson cranks live ammunition s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Shawn Eklund, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

An Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler (ABH) directs an F/A-18 "Hornet" of Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty Two (VFA-22) to a catapult aboard the USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70)

An Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler (ABH) directs an F/A-18 "Hornet" ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1999 Base: Uss Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jose Cordero, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

Naval Air Facility (NAF), Atsugi, Japan, hosts the "Wings 2000" Airs show, featuring various static displays such as this F/A-18 "Hornet" presented by the "World Famous Golden Dragons" attached to Strike Fighter Squadron One Nine Two (VFA-192)

Naval Air Facility (NAF), Atsugi, Japan, hosts the "Wings 2000" Airs s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Facility, Atsugi Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Michael A. Damron, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Vapor streaks across the wings of a US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Fighter Attack Squadron Three Four (VFA-34) as the aircraft dives during an air-power demonstration conducted over the Mediterranean Sea, for the Hungarian Minister of Defense, who is visiting aboard the USN NIMITZ CLASS: Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) (not shown). (Duplicate image, see also DNSD0313092 or search 001029N6967M102)

Vapor streaks across the wings of a US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircr...

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

US Navy AIRMAN Bertholet Brisma attached to Fighter Attack Squadron Thirty Seven (VFA-37) gives the ready signal after doing all pre-flight maintenance checks to an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Truman is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

US Navy AIRMAN Bertholet Brisma attached to Fighter Attack Squadron Th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 H. Dwain Willis, USN Release Status: Released to... More

A US Navy (USN) Sailors prepare USN F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Fighter Attack Squadron One Nine Five (VFA-195) and (VFA-27) for flight operations, on the flight deck, onboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

A US Navy (USN) Sailors prepare USN F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Fight...

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) aviation boatswains mate F (fuels) 1ST class (ABF1) from Air Department, V-4 Division, checks the fuel line connection during the refueling of an F/A-18C Hornet from Fixed Wing Fighter Attack Squadron One-Nine-Five (VFA-195), part of Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5). Aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) aviation boatswains mate F (fuels) 1ST class (ABF1) fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk Scene Camera Operator: PHAN(Aw) Ronal... More

An F/A-18 Hornet, Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA 195), Dambusters, Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5), makes a recovery on the flightdeck of the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). The KITTY HAWK is conducting flight operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An F/A-18 Hornet, Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA 195), Dambusters, Carri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk Scene Camera Operator: PH3 John E. Wo... More

On the deck of the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) an airman from Air Department, Catapults and Arresting Gear Division, moves to clear from the aircraft before giving the safe to launch signal to an F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 192 "Golden Dragons."

On the deck of the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) an airman from Air Departmen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk Scene Camera Operator: PHAN(Aw) Ronal... More

An Aviation Boatswain Aircraft Handling (ABE) 3rd Class hurries to safety while signaling to the shooter, seconds before a F/A-18 Hornet from Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 192 "Golden Dragons," part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 is launched from the Kitty Hawk flight deck. ABEs make sure the launch bar is connected to the catapult that will help the aircraft gain lift faster. CVW 5 and Kitty Hawk are conducting flight operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An Aviation Boatswain Aircraft Handling (ABE) 3rd Class hurries to saf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk Scene Camera Operator: PH3 John E. Wo... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, Strike Fighter Squadron 115 (VFA-115), Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), launches from catapult two during flight operations on board the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The VFA-115 embarked with Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) on board the LINCOLN. The LINCOLN and Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, Strike Fighter Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Philip A. Mcdaniel, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113), Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), launches off catapult two during flight operations on board the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The VFA-113 embarked with Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) on board the LINCOLN. The LINCOLN and Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Philip A. Mcdaniel, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Bill Koyama, F/A-18C Hornet multi-mission fighter/attack aircraft Pilot, Strike Fighter Squadron One Nine Two (VFA-192, Golden Dragons), Carrier Air Wing (CVW-5), embarked aboard the Kitty hawk Class Aircraft Carrier, USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), prepares for a catapult launch to participate in Exercise Keen Sword 2003, a regularly scheduled joint and bi-lateral training exercise between US military and Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) units to train and evaluate wartime functions and cooperation in the Pacific

A US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Bill Koyama, F/A-18C Horne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ted Banks, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), flies a refueling mission near Camp Sarafovo, Bulgaria, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pound laser guided bombs, and AGM-154A Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW)

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet fighter aircraft, Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87), Golden Warriors, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), takes off from the flight deck of Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). The TRUMAN is currently undergoing carrier qualifications and flight deck certification off the Atlantic coast

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet fighter aircraft, Strike Fighter Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Craig R. Spiering, Usn Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A US Navy (USN) catapult shooter takes a quick look around to make sure all is clear before signaling the clear for launch for a USN F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter aircraft, Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102), Diamondbacks, Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan (JPN), aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of operation (AOR), the HAWK is Americas oldest active warship, and the first of the modern "super carriers" commissioned in 1961

A US Navy (USN) catapult shooter takes a quick look around to make sur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Bo Flannigan, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft from the VFA-115 "Talons" Squadron moves towards a catapult on the deck of the USS NIMITZ Class USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) aircraft carrier. Currently the Stennis and its crew are participating in a joint military exercise Northern Edge 2004 in the Gulf of Alaska

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft from the VFA-115 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Scene Major Command Shown: Alaskan Command Public Affairs O Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joe Laws, USAF Release Status... More

A US Navy (USN) Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41, Black Aces) F/A-18F Super Hornet multi-mission fighter/attack aircraft prepares to take off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

A US Navy (USN) Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41, Black Aces) F/A-18...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Chris Drudge, USAF Release Status... More

Aerial of a pair of US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat fighters, Strike Fighter Squadron 103 (VFA-103), Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), in the sky over Iraq (IRQ) during a combat mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Aerial of a pair of US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat fighters, Strike Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee O. Tucker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Mitchell Conover, a Pilot assigned to Striker Fighter Squadron Nine Seven (VFA-97), Marine Aircraft Group One Two (MAG-12), mingles with a group of Thai Students, at the St Mary's Catholic School, at Royal Thai Air Force Base (RTAFB) Korat, Thailand, during a visit conducted during the Thailand Incremental Training Program-Aviation (TITP-A) 2004. TITP-A is a MAG-12 deployment to conduct air-to-ground core competency training and combined training with Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) units

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Mitchell Conover, a Pilot as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Amber Castro, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Mitchell Conover, a Pilot assigned to Striker Fighter Squadron Nine Seven (VFA-97), Marine Aircraft Group One Two (MAG-12), pushes a young Thai boy on a swing at the St Mary's Catholic School, at Royal Thai Air Force Base (RTAFB) Korat, Thailand, during a visit conducted during the Thailand Incremental Training Program-Aviation (TITP-A) 2004. TITP-A is a MAG-12 deployment to conduct air-to-ground core competency training and combined training with Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) units

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Mitchell Conover, a Pilot as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Amber Castro, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Navy (USN) Aircrew Survival Equiptmentman 2nd Class (PR2) Katrina Sanford, Strike Fighter Squadron 105 (VFA-105 Gunslingers), Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW 3), performs a routine safety check on the Squadrons flight gear inside the Aircrew Survival Work Center onboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), while the TRUMAN is on station in the Persian Gulf participating in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

US Navy (USN) Aircrew Survival Equiptmentman 2nd Class (PR2) Katrina S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Kristopher Wilson, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192), Golden Dragons, Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan (JPN), launches from the flight deck aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). The HAWK is currently operating in the Coral Sea in support of Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. TALISMAN SABRE is an exercise jointly sponsored by the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the US 7th Fleet Commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The exercise focuses on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response...

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192), Golden Dragons, Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan (J... More

US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Joseph Aucoin, Commander of Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5), conducts a fly by in a USN F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102) during his change of command over the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) [not shown]

US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Joseph Aucoin, Commander of Carrier Air W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: VFA-102 Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Bo J. Flannigan, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Somewhere over the Philippine Sea a US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102), Diamondbacks, Naval Air Station (NAS) Atsugi, Japan (JPN), breaks the sound barrier during a fly-by over the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) [not shown]

Somewhere over the Philippine Sea a US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippine Sea Scene Major Command Shown: VFA-102 Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jonathan Chandler, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Almost down, a US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron One Nine Two (VFA-192), Golden Dragons, Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan, prepares for an arrested landing aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is participating in the third annual Exercise JOINT AIR AND SEA (JASEX) with the US Air Force (USAF) and US Marine Corps (USMC) in the Western Pacific. JASEX focuses on integrated joint training proficiency in detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, and on land, in response to a range of mission areas

Almost down, a US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jonathan Chandler, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 94 (VFA-94), Mighty Shrikes, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), banks away from a US Air Force (USAF) KC-10 Extender cargo tanker [not shown] after conducting aerial refueling during a mission over the Persian Gulf region. The Hornet is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wingtip and a couple of 500-pound bombs. Tucked under the intake is an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod. Also on a pylon and under the fuselage, 370-gallon External Fuel Tanks. The VFA-94 is currently embarked aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike...

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 94 (VF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 94 (VFA-94), Mighty Shrikes, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, Ca... More

US Navy (USN) flight deck personnel prepare a USN F/A-18C Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113), Stingers, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), for launch off the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76). The REAGAN and embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) are currently underway in the Pacific Ocean participating in the ship's initial Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX)

US Navy (USN) flight deck personnel prepare a USN F/A-18C Hornet fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Aaron Burden, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN (AOAN) John Boyd (left) and AOAN Adin Carrillo (right), Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VFA-103, Jolly Rogers), Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7), Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), change the armor brackets on an ammunition carrier before flight operations begin aboard the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, while underway in the Atlantic Ocean (AOC) conducting a Tailored Ships Training Availability / Final Evaluation Period assessment cruise

US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN (AOAN) John Boyd (left) and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Andrew Geraci, Usn Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76), USN (red shirt) Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) group lift an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) onto a USN F/A-18C Hornet aircraft spotted on the flight deck. The REAGAN is currently on its maiden deployment conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Persian Gulf, while participating in the global war on terrorism

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS RONALD RE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Kathleen Gorby, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VFA-103), sits in launch position with the blast door raised in the background, as flight deck crewmembers aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), make final launch preparations. 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. The Ship's superstructure is visible in the background

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to the "Jolly R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher B. Long, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (ABM) watches as an F/A-18C Hornet fighter aircraft assigned to the "Kestrels" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three Seven (VFA-137) is launched from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72)

A US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (ABM) watches as an F/A-18C ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Major Command Shown: USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James R. Mcgury, Usn Release Stat... More

Somewhere in the Western Pacific Ocean, the Commander United Nations Command (UNC) and Combined Forces Command (CFC) United States Forces Korea (USFK), US Army (USA) General (GEN) B.B. Bell, discusses the capabilities of the US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter aircraft with USN Lieutenant (LT) Mitchell Koch assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 34 (VFA 34) during a visit to the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72)

Somewhere in the Western Pacific Ocean, the Commander United Nations C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN James R. Evans, USN Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41) are marshaled into position at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ), following an air-to-air joint training exercise with aircraft from the Arizona Air Nationa Guard (AZANG)

US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Veronica Pierce, USAF Releas... More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), USN Aviation Machinist's Mate AIRMAN (ADAN) Joshua Hall, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81), conducts a Phase B maintenance inspection on a F/A-18C Hornet aircraft. The WASHINGTON and its Carrier Strike Group are currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in a Partnership of the Americas Exercise, a maritime training and readiness deployment conducted with Caribbean and Latin American countries in support of the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) objectives for enhanced maritime security

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS GEORGE WA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Tanner Lange, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

US Navy (USN) Strike Fighter Squadron Two (VFA-2) crew personnel earn hazardous material qualifications aboard the USN Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72), in the Western Pacific

US Navy (USN) Strike Fighter Squadron Two (VFA-2) crew personnel earn ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Julian T. Olivari, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Onboard the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72), a (green shirt) Hook Runner observes as a USN F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron 34 (VFA-34), makes an arrested landing. The LINCOLN and embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) are currently underway in the Western Pacific Ocean operating area

Onboard the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Car...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN James R. Evans, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

A view from onboard the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) showing a USN F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to the Strike Fighter Squadron 115 (VFA-115) completing a supersonic fly by for the ship's crew and their family members aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) during an air power demonstration 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

A view from onboard the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Kathleen Gorby, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Strike Fighter Squadron 115 (VFA-115) perform a high-speed pass during an air power demonstration for family members of USN Sailors embarked aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) 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

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Strike Fighter Squadron ...

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

US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mates Handlers align a USN F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137) during operations on the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The LINCOLN and USN Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) are completing a deployment in the Pacific Ocean

US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mates Handlers align a USN F/A-18E ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Patrick M. Bonafede, USN Release Status: Released to Public ... More

060808-N-8604L-401 (Aug. 8, 2006)Onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), USN Safety Officers watch as a F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 27 (VFA-27) misses the wires and launches back off the flight deck, during recovery operations. The KITTY HAWK is currently underway in the South China Sea, in the 7th Fleet's area of responsibility, demonstrating power projection and sea control as the US Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Joshua Wayne LeGrand (RELEASED)

060808-N-8604L-401 (Aug. 8, 2006)Onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Joshua Wayne Legrand, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

060809-N-1082Z-003 (Aug. 9, 2006)US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1ST Class (AB1) Dennis Kelding assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) gets fitted for his new CHIEF PETTY Officer uniform at the Navy Exchange (NEX) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), following his Fiscal Year 2007 promotion. The NEX offered the selectees a chance to shop for their new uniform items before the store was open to the public.U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Jason R. Zalasky (Released)

060809-N-1082Z-003 (Aug. 9, 2006)US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Jason R. Zalasky, USN Release ... More

060815-N-3438B-062 (Aug. 15, 2006)US Naval (USN) Aviation Structural Mechanic AIRMAN (AMAN) Matthew Chapman from Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192) tightens a bolt on the planning link of a USN F/A-18C Super Hornet aircraft aboard USN Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). The planning link is responsible for guiding the landing gear into place when it is lowered. The KITTY HAWK is currently operating in the Indian Ocean (IOC).U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Jared D. Benner (Released)

060815-N-3438B-062 (Aug. 15, 2006)US Naval (USN) Aviation Structural M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Jared Benner, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 103 (VFA-103,"Jolly Rogers") F/A-18F Super Hornet multi-mission fighter/attack aircraft (background) and a Strike Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-131,"Wildcats") F/A-18C Hornet strike fighter aircraft (centerground) launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), on Jan. 10, 2007, while the EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Adrian J. Escobar) (Released)

A U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 103 (VFA-103,"Jolly Rogers") F/A-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Adrian J. Escobar, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Two U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (VFA-32,"Swordsmen") crew members discuss their latest flight as the deplane from their F/A-18F Super Hornet multi-mission fighter/attack aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), on Jan. 15, 2007, while the TRUMAN is currently underway conducting flight deck certifications off of the east coast in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson) (Released)

Two U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (VFA-32,"Swordsmen") crew mem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Kristopher Wilson, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147,"Argonauts") F/A-18C Hornet strike fighter aircraft prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) on Jan. 21, 2007, while the STENNIS and Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) are conducting carrier qualifications of the coast of Southern California prior to transiting west to bolster security in the U.S. Central Command Area of Operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Adam Henderson) (Released)

A U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147,"Argonauts") F/A-18C ...

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

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