Thursday, May 13, 2010

F/A-18E Super Hornet

NORTH ARABIAN SEA (May 12, 2010) F/A-18E Super Hornet strike fighters assigned to the Pukin' Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 launch from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as part of an on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse L. Dick/Released)