F/A-18 Super Hornet

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 1, 2011) An aircraft director rests on an F/A-18 Super Hornet during a short break in flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is supporting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Dusan Ilic/Released)

F/A-18 Super Hornet

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 27, 2010) An F/A-18 Super Hornet embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) breaks the sound barrier during a flight demonstration for Peruvian visitors. Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Peru supporting Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multi-national environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adrian White/Released)

F/A-18 Super Hornet

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 25, 2010) An F/A-18 Super Hornet maneuvers during a flight demonstration for Peruvian visitors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Peru supporting Southern Seas 2010, a major component of the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Partnership of the Americas maritime engagement strategy and theater security cooperation activities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adrian White/Released)